Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Chaminade receives $1 million grant for culture-based science program

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Chaminade University of Honolulu received a $1 million grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to fund Pacific Island culture-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education programs. The gift was announced June 7. The school was one of 24 awardees in the institute’s 2017-22 Inclusive Excellence program out of more than 500 universities that had […]

Photo: Award-winning church

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La Salette Father Arlan Intal and Marina Pascua, pastor and parishioner of St. Raphael Church, Koloa, Kauai, display their parish’s Historic Hawaii Foundation’s 2017 Preservation Award. The parish received the honor, the foundation’s highest recognition of preservation projects that perpetuate, rehabilitate, restore or interpret the state’s architectural, archaeological and cultural heritage, at its 43rd annual […]

Photo: Water man Gene

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Bishop Larry Silva on May 25 blesses the new pump that will soon supply St. Stephen Diocesan Center with water. The apparatus sucks water out of a 300-foot deep well to service the complex which includes residences for the bishop and others, diocesan offices, the Carmelite Convent, retreat facilities and more. The pump was christened […]

Father Mario Palanca, military chaplain: The most powerful weapon

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I am a devotee of our blessed Mother. I was born on the feast of Mary, Our Lady of Peace when it was celebrated on Jan. 24. Consequently, I had built a small chapel dedicated to the patronage of Our Lady of […]

Join the global rosary relay in the cathedral

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All are invited to pray the Glorious Mysteries for all priests on Friday, June 23, at 11:30 a.m. in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu as part of a global rosary relay. Deacon Modesto Cordero, director of the Office of Worship, will start off the Hawaii rosary. Each individual bead […]

Pauline Cooperators take the Gospel into the world

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This article was submitted by the Pauline Cooperators in Hawaii The Association of Pauline Cooperators, a lay branch of the Pauline Family which also includes Hawaii’s Daughters of St. Paul, was founded on June 30, 1917, by Blessed James Alberione. It enters its centennial year this month. The life of the Pauline Cooperator has two […]

In solemn rite, bishop ordains Alfred Guerrero to the priesthood

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva ordained Kalihi-bred Alfred Guerrero a priest May 19 at his home parish of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in a solemn Mass that celebrated the sacredness, the unique character and the fraternity of the Catholic priesthood. The two-hour and 10-minute evening liturgy enacted the ancient rites […]

Photo: Brotherhood at Turtle Bay

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Island priests share smiles and shaka at the lobby of Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, May 18, during a break in the annual Priests’ Convocation. The weeklong convocation provided local clergy with opportunities for prayer, fellowship, leisure and learning. This year’s convocation theme was “Witness to Jesus: Go and Make Disciples of All Nations.” Among […]

Faith Formation Conferences kick off with focus on diocesan pastoral plan

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The Diocese of Honolulu Faith Formation Conferences begin this month with Oahu sessions June 16-17. (Registration is due by June 7.) These conferences, filled with informational and inspirational sessions, provide opportunities for local Catholics to study and share their knowledge and passion on Catholic topics. The Hawaii Catholic Herald asked Kristina DeNeve, diocesan adult faith […]