Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

St. Anthony offering bereavement retreat

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  November is the traditional month for remembering our faithful departed. St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley is offering a one-day spiritual retreat for those mourning the loss of a loved one, Nov. 11, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 3351 Kalihi Street, Honolulu. Sacred Hearts Sister Marie Lemert and Malulani Kamanu will lead participants through […]

Photo: Marching against violence

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Students from Damien Memorial School were among the hundreds of participants in the annual Men’s March Against Violence, Oct. 12. The event, sponsored in part by Catholic Charities Hawaii, began with a walk from the Honolulu state capitol through the streets of downtown and culminated with a rally at Skygate Park fronting city hall. Bishop […]

Priest, deacon to host Holy Land pilgrimage

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Father Manuel Hewe, Vicar for Clergy for the Diocese of Honolulu, and Fernando Ona, a deacon serving at Mary Star of the Sea and Holy Trinity parishes in East Honolulu, are hosting a 10-day pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Jan. 30 to Feb. 8. The trip, starting at $3,598 from Honolulu, includes roundtrip international airfare, […]

Appreciative Augustine scholarship recipients give back

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The philanthropists rubbing shoulders at the Augustine Educational Foundation donor appreciation reception Sept. 21 at the Halekulani Hotel’s Hau Terrace Lanai got an idea of the impact they are making when the foundation’s executive director Sue Ferandin called Kelsy Padilla to the podium. Padilla is one of 60 PWH […]

Higher education for a higher purpose

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Lynn Babington’s nursing background enriches her credentials as Chaminade University’s new president Story and photo by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Lynn Babington feels just at home screening the blood pressure of the rural poor in the Dominican Republic as she is measuring the pulse of health care in America as a Robert Wood Johnson […]

‘We are Stewards of Service’ is theme of this year’s Bishop Circle campaign

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva begins his letter launching this fall’s Bishop’s Circle annual appeal with a “mahalo.” “Allow me first to thank you for your faith and your service to others,” he wrote in his message being mailed to potential donors this month. “Indeed, as true disciples of Jesus we […]

The next generation of ministry

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  Struggles, sanctity and ‘something more’ define today’s young Catholics, say visiting speakers By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald At the Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference, Oct. 20-22 at the Hawaii Convention Center in Honolulu, there will be activities for people of all ages to celebrate the faith. The conference’s first two evenings […]

Brother Peter Kiama-Maina, Marianists: God’s spirit is everywhere

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Although it may sound funny, one thing I am grateful for is the reality that I am a Christian, a Catholic and a Marianist. For whether my work be in the social development programs in the slums of Nairobi; or being a […]