Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Mary month of lei

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Catholics around the world dedicate the month of May in devotion to Mary. The statue of the Blessed Mother in the sanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace was decorated with flower lei, May 5. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)

Photos: Pavilion crew

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A new visitors’ pavilion outside the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua was painted by a crew of volunteers May 5. At left, staff from the diocesan prison ministry and facilities departments gather with personnel from the correctional facility and volunteer painters. The diocese organizes the annual “Star Light, Star Bright” Christmas party at the […]

Manaolana | Krakow calling: Experience the church universal at World Youth Day 2016

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World Youth Day is a little more than a year away. Will you be there?! Local Catholics — youth, young adults and chaperones — are invited to travel with Bishop Larry Silva and the diocesan Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry to Krakow, Poland, July 22-Aug. 2, 2016. That’s where millions of faithful are […]

Nick Brown, after a long, varied path, will be ordained a priest this month

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Diocesan seminarian Nicholas “Nick” Brown, right, at his May 1 graduation ceremony at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Brown will be ordained a priest May 22 in Honolulu. (Photo courtesy of William Tulua)   Diocesan seminarian Nicholas “Nick” Brown was packing boxes and gearing up for graduation when the […]

PWH scholarships picks for Catholic schools students with potential

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It’s like a new virtual Hawaii Catholic high school, imbedded in three — soon to be four — campuses, comprised of a small, but growing, you might say elite, group of students assembled almost by fate, by chance. By a “fluke,” as Sue Ferandin, the executive director of the Augustine Educational Foundation, put it. They […]

Manhattan block to be renamed ‘Father Damien Way’

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New York City will name one block of 33rd Street, between 1st and 2nd Avenues on Manhattan’s southeast side as “Father Damien Way” on May 11. Two patients from Kalaupapa will be among the Hawaii guests attending the dedication ceremonies. The minister-president of the Government of Flanders Geert Bourgeois and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of […]

First in a series: Proper theological order of the sacraments of initiation

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The sacraments of initiation can be compared to climbing up Diamond Head Crater. To do the climb, one needs to be prepared when starting out, primarily by being hydrated. Then one needs the strength to climb up the 3/4-mile path. Finally, one reaches the summit and can enjoy the magnificent view in every direction. This […]

St. Francis Healthcare opens phase one of its Kupuna Village

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Franciscan Sisters Helen Agnes Ignacio (seated), Francis Regis Hadano and Rose Annette Ahuna look at a mural of St. Marianne Cope in the Sullivan Building lobby, April 24. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii celebrated April 24 the completion of “Phase I” of its new St. Francis Kupuna […]

Jubilant ceremony marks anniversaries of religious life

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  The Mass in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa on the bright, warm morning of April 25 was appropriately jubilant. The music-saturated liturgy celebrated the jubilees — significant anniversaries of religious commitment ranging from 25 to 75 years — of 11 priests, seven sisters and one brother. Bishop Larry Silva presided over the ceremony joined […]