Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Saint Francis alumni homecoming luau to benefit scholarship fund

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E komo mai. E hoolaulea i ke ola Franciscan. Come and celebrate the Franciscan spirit. The Saint Francis School Alumni Association is hosting its 27th annual Alumni Homecoming Mass and Luau, Aug. 5, at the Saint Francis School campus. The event begins at 4 p.m. with a Memorial Mass in the convent chapel, followed by […]

Official notices: June 30, 2017

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] July 1-4, National Convocation of Catholic Leaders, Orlando, Florida. July 8, 7:30 am, Mass for Faith Formation Conference and Confirmation, Sacred Hearts Parish, Lanai; 6:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. Roch Parish at St. Joachim Mission Church, Punaluu. [Msgr. Gary Secor] July 9, 10:30 […]

Photos: Street prayers

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Dozens of Catholics brought prayers and praise to the streets of metro Honolulu June 18 in the diocese’s annual procession for the Feast of Corpus Christi. The procession, which commemorates the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, began at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa and made its way through the highways […]

Chaminade announces its new board of regents slate …

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Vaughn G.A. Vasconcellos, chairman of Chaminade University’s board of regents, this month welcomed two newly-appointed regents and one returning regent to the board, which is the policy-making body of the university. Newly appointed board members are Keiki-Pua S. Dancil, director of business strategy development for Hawaiian Electric Company, and Roy J. Panzarella, vice president of […]

At 90, she joins her late husband in baptism

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald John and Esther Spencer of Honolulu were married 63 years when he died on Father’s Day in 2014. He was 93. “It was the saddest moment of my life,” Esther said. One of the happiest moments of her life came on May 26 at 1:30 p.m. when Msgr. Gary […]

Diocesan religious education director writes book on cultivating catechists

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By Jayne Ragasa-Mondoy Special to the Herald Last fall I received a call from Joe Paprocki, noted author for the prominent Catholic publishing company Loyola Press, who invited me to write a book. “We need a new voice, one who understands the reality of catechetical ministry,” he said. Once past the “who/why me and how […]

First local woman to enter Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity dies

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SISTER ROSELANI GOMES, OSF | 1927-2017 Special to the Herald This article is based on a funeral reflection written by Sister Natalie Binversie, the Community Director of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. Kauai-born Sister Roselani Gomes, the first local woman to enter the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, died in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, May 26. […]