Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Commentary: Discipleship in the era of social media: Jesus doesn’t have a Twitter Account

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STEWARDSHIP By Melissa Pavlicek, Paul Pancho and Father Ed Popish, SSCC Special to the Herald “Follow me” (Mt. 9:9). Jesus invitation is not a request to follow him on Twitter. Jesus does not have a Twitter account. There are no daily twitter feeds or hashtags to follow him. There is no Facebook page where we […]

Congregation hosting seminarian fundraiser

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  The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, U. S. Province, will host its first annual fundraiser for Sacred Hearts seminarians called “Funding Our Future.” Two events will support the fundraising efforts. Dinner with the Provincial Council, April 27, 6-9 p.m., Sacred Hearts Center, Kaneohe. Attendees include Province Advancement Council, honorary PAC member Cardinal Soane Patita […]

Hawaii’s catechumens 2017

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West Honolulu Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu Damour Danny Tammy Martin Jayden Takeuo Jdee Takeuo Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu Myah Aviguetero Shawne Balacan Nalani Dela Cruz Tehani Enfield Isaac Franklin John Theodore Franklin Lisa Aiko Parker Mel Rosario Ramos Doui Marceline Sewa Andrew Smith Josephyn Ve‘a Holy Family, Honolulu Caylen Corpus […]

Rooted in hope

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A Big Island breadfruit planting project is spotlighted in the Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl campaign By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald India. Zambia. El Salvador. Mexico. Ethiopia. Hawaii? In this year’s Lenten Rice Bowl campaign, Catholic Relief Services is shining the spotlight on a grassroots outreach project on the Big Island among […]

Hawaii Catholic leaders add to backlash against Trump’s refugee executive order

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A number of Catholic leaders in Hawaii have added their voices to the critical backlash against President Donald Trump’s Jan. 27 executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven mostly Muslim nations. The directive created a firestorm of controversy as it initially blocked the entry of refugees slated to […]

Bishop happy with choice of new seminary president

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is pleased with the selection of Jesuit Father George F. Schultze as president-rector and vice chancellor of St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park, California, where seminarians for the Diocese of Honolulu earn their theology degrees. Archbishop of San Francisco Salvatore Cordileone, chancellor of the […]

New diocesan directory lists half of Hawaii’s parish priests as foreign

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Almost half of the priests manning Hawaii’s Catholic parishes come from foreign countries according to the 2017 Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii. There are 120 priests in active ministry in the Islands. They include 34 who belong to the Diocese of Honolulu, 33 from outside, mostly foreign, […]

Catholic Charities partners with AARP to provide tax aid for seniors

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Seniors and others in need of expert assistance with preparing their 2016 tax returns have three places to go get help, thanks to Catholic Charities Hawaii and AARP Foundation Tax-Aide. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service, provides help to Hawaii taxpayers with low to moderate incomes, with special attention […]