Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Audience with the bishop

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Members of the Serra Club of Honlulu met with Bishop Larry Silva recently at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Seated, from left, are Fran Dieudonne, June Brieske, Clare Calabrese, John Reed, Mark Pillori and Chuck Furr. Standing are Jack Kampfer, Tom Grant, Paul Noto, Orby Groves, Bishop Silva, Sam Kamaka and Marvin Scharosch. Founded in 1970, […]

Maui robotics team headed for international stage

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In its debut year, Wailuku’s St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School robotics program is already headed for the big time. Its 12-student team of 10th through 12th graders has earned spots to compete this month in the world finals in St. Louis, Mo., and this summer in the international invitational competitions in Sydney, Australia. They are […]

Catholic community of Kailua-Kona dedicates first new church in 160 years

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Above, a view of St. Michael Church from outside the property on Alii Drive, before the March 25 blessing and dedication Mass. (HCH photos by Darlene Dela Cruz)   “It’s beautiful!” A young girl stood in awe with her family in front of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, March […]

Photos; Bishop Silva celebrated the Triduum

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated Holy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies, April 3 and 4, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. On Saturday, April 5, he presided at a three-hour Easter Vigil service at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Top, Bishop Silva baptizes Jerrell Balisacan during Easter Vigil at the cathedral basilica. Above, […]

Sister Aurora dela Cruz, Maryknoll Sisters: Making God’s love visible

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When I was on the Majuro atoll in the Marshall Islands, I really experienced God’s love and providence in the midst of many challenges. Basic resources were so limited there. When it rained, it was like a miracle and a blessing that God provided fresh water to drink. Because otherwise, being on a coral island […]

Obituary | Sister M. Olivia Gibson, OSF: 1924-2015

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Franciscan was a teacher, speech pathologist, Hollywood inspiration Sister M. Olivia Gibson, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities for 71 years, peacefully embraced Sister Death at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu on March 19, the solemnity of St. Joseph, patron of a happy death. She was 90. A devoted teacher who specialized […]