Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Honolulu cathedral to join in world rosary for priests

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By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on June 23 will join more than 120 churches in 50 countries in the eighth Annual Global Rosary Relay for Priests, a continuous, around-the-world, 24-hour recitation of the rosary. The purpose of the world-wide event is to pray for the […]

Photo: Service spanning two generations

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Maryknoll School junior Kiana Arcayena and Maj. Gen. Darryll D.M. Wong, class of 1968, were honored at the 2017 Msgr. Charles A. Kekumano Award and Scholarship Dinner May 13 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel. Arcayena’s community service with children in need exemplifies the spirit of Msgr. Kekumano in serving others. Maj. Gen. Wong personifies the […]

Aloha and mahalo

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The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity are leaving Kauai after 71 years By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Special to the Herald KEKAHA, Kauai — From 1946 to the present, Hawaii school children and parishioners have reaped the blessings of the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity. On June 7, they will say their final “aloha” […]

Faith at your fingertips: myParish App

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By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “Communication. Information. Inspiration.” Mark Clark, director of the diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development, summed up in three words the benefits of myParish App, the newest tech tool available for Island Catholics. With a touch of the small blue button downloaded onto a mobile device, myParish App […]

Jubilarians: 26 sisters, brothers, clergy celebrate decades of selfless service

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald At a glorious morning Mass May 6 in Honolulu’s Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, 16 men and 10 women celebrated the day in their distant, idealistic youth when they answered a tug at the heart to follow Jesus. Called jubilarians, from the word jubilee which means both anniversary and rejoicing, […]

SISTER MARY DOLORINE PIRES, SS.CC. | 1920-2017: Teaching and writing were the passions of Maui-born sister

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Sister Mary Dolorine Pires, scholar, teacher and writer, died April 30 at her congregation’s Malia O Ka Malu Convent in Kaimuki after a lingering illness. She was 96 and 73 years a religious sister. Her funeral is May 20 in Sacred Hearts Academy’s St. Margaret Mary Chapel. […]

FATHER HERBERT CHING | 1921-2017: Diocese’s local-born priest first of Chinese ancestry

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Oahu-born Father Herbert Won Ching, the fourth Island-born man to be ordained for the Diocese of Honolulu, died May 2 at Queen’s Medical Center. For most of his adult life he had suffered from a disability which required an early retirement. He was 96 and priest for 70 years. Father Ching’s funeral is May 31 […]

Knights of Columbus elect officers

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The Hawaii State Council of the Knights of Columbus held its 38th annual State Convention and Banquet April 28-30 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu during which officers for the 2017-2018 year were elected. The convention began with a Mass for the Knights and their families celebrated by Msgr. Gary Secor. In the elections […]

LA SALETTE FATHER FRANCOIS BOURGEOIS | 1927-2017: Missionary priest served on Kauai and Oahu

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La Salette Missionary Father Francois “Frank” Bourgeois, who served parishes on Kauai and Oahu in the 1990s and early 2000s, died May 11 in the Philippines, where he was retired. He was 89, a member of the La Salette order for 68 years and a priest for 63 years. Father Bourgeois was born on June […]