Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

11 school choral groups sing at third annual music festival

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  Choirs from 11 Oahu Catholic schools sang songs ranging from the hymn “Amazing Grace” to the Beatles’ “Let It Be” in the third annual “Music a Gift from God” choral festival, March 12, hosted by Maryknoll School in its Clarence T.C. Ching Gymnasium. The participating schools were Maryknoll; St. Anthony, Kalihi; St. Theresa, Honolulu; […]

Photo: Valley Isle music and arts

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Composer Joe Camacho dances the hula at the annual Valley Isle Liturgy and Arts Conference (VILAC) at St. Anthony Parish and School in Wailuku March 20-21. Other presenters included composers Marty Haugen and Tony Alonso, accompanied by Joe Farias, Paulette Ching, and Faith Leasiolagi. Sissy Lake-Farm and Toni Bissen demonstrated the art of the hula. […]

Photos: Blessing of the oils

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the Chrism Mass for Oahu March 26 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. During the evening liturgy, representatives from Oahu parishes brought oils to be blessed for use in the administering of the sacraments. Volunteers organize the containers of oil to be consecrated; Bishop Silva pours balsam into the sacred chrism; […]

Portuguese Club sponsoring tour of ancestral lands

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The Big Island Portuguese Culture Club with Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish in Papaikou is sponsoring this fall a three-week tour of Portugal with a stop in the Azores. The trip, which starts in the third week of September and ends during the second week of October, will visit famous monuments, holy places and cultural […]

Heralding back: April 10, 2015

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — April 9, 1965 Tommy Higuchi, one of five captains of winning teams in St. Francis Hospital’s 1964 employee safety contest, shows his award to Ed Danzinger, (left), safety engineer for American Factors’ Insurance Division and consultant to the hospital. The award: a ticket for a hospital cafeteria […]

Family-style evangelization: The Holy Spirit stirs close, loving relationships to spark a conversion

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Hyun Soon Han Maerki and her daughter Su Jung.(HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   On April 4, 200 catechumens will be baptized, confirmed and receive First Eucharist during Easter Vigil services across Hawaii. While the faith journey of each catechumen is unique, behind every one of them is the love and support of catechists, […]