Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Hawaii’s theology students

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Diocese of Honolulu seminarians studying theology at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif., pose on campus this month for a photo, From left, are Alfred Guerrero, third year; Dario Rinaldi, first year; Romple Emwalu, second year; Vincent Ahn Vu, pastoral year; and EJ Resinto, fourth year. (Photo courtesy of Father Anthony Rapozo)

Isle seminarian is senator’s guest at papal speech to U.S. Congress

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Preston-Jay Castro, a seminarian for the Diocese of Honolulu, has one of the hottest tickets on the papal tour this week — a seat inside the chambers of the U.S. House of Representatives for Pope Francis’ historic address to a joint meeting of Congress, Sept. 24. U.S. Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, selected Castro as his […]

Photo: Big donation

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At the annual Augustine Educational Foundation donor reception Sept. 17, at the Halekulani Hotel, a $75,000 donation was given by the First Hawaiian Bank Foundation to fund college preparation programs for PWH Scholars. The PWH program provides opportunities for students who, for income or other reasons, normally would not attend Catholic schools. The program presently […]

Heralding back: Sept. 25, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Sept. 10, 1965 In ceremonies last Sunday, His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, blessed the new St. John Vianney School in the Keolu Hills-Enchanted Lakes area of Kailua. It is the third windward Catholic school and the 20th Oahu school. Assisting […]

Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Images of reaching out

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‘We must reach out as Jesus did.’ (Pope Francis) In his first media interviews as pope, our Holy Father spoke of “reaching out as Jesus did.” He repeated this message in his apostolic exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium” (“Joy of the Gospel”) and his encyclical “Laudato Si’.” We’ve seen him walk the talk — “reaching out” everywhere […]

Bishop Silva, nine others from Hawaii to make trip

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Bishop Larry Silva will travel with nine other Island pilgrims to Philadelphia Sept. 21-28 for the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ public Mass. The small pilgrimage group from Hawaii includes two priests from Oahu, three diocesan staffers, and parishioners from Maui, the Big Island and Honolulu. Faith Journeys, an Arizona-based company, coordinated this […]

Two newly professed Sacred Hearts brothers joining others in seminary community in Fiji

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Seven seminarians and two priests are commissioned Aug. 1 in St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki for a new mission in Fiji. (Photos courtesy of Steve Tagupa)   The United States Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts on Aug. 1 witnessed the first vows of its two newest members, one who is from the […]

Heralding back: Sept. 11, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Sept. 10, 1965 In ceremonies last Sunday, His Excellency the Most Reverend Bishop James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, blessed the new St. John Vianney School in the Keolu Hills-Enchanted Lakes area of Kailua. It is the third windward Catholic school and the 20th Oahu school. Assisting […]