Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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. […]

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 […]