Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Saint Francis alumni hosting Bingo fundraiser

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The Saint Francis School Alumni Association is hosting its 2015 endowment fundraiser, “Bingo Night,” Feb. 28 in the school’s Almeida Student Center, 2707 Pamoa Road in Honolulu. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner starts at 5:30 p.m., with Bingo, featuring celebrity emcee Mele Apana of Hawaiian 105-KINE radio, starting at 6:30 p.m. The cost is […]

Mililani couple picked as this year’s longest married

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Frank and Rosalie Tadda, wed more than 66 years ago, were presented with a “Hawaii’s longest married couple” certificate Feb. 15 at the 9 a.m. Mass at St. John the Apostle and Evangelist Church, their parish in Mililani, by pastor Msgr. John Mbinda and members of Worldwide Marriage Encounter, which sponsored the honor. The state’s […]

Official notices: Feb. 27, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] February 27, 9:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Board, Chancery, downtown Honolulu. February 27-28, Diocesan Pastoral Council, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. February 28, 5:00 pm, Mass and Installation of Fr. Lusius Nimu, SS.CC. as Pastor of St. Michael Parish, Waialua. March 3, […]

Chaminade honors 3 who model Marianist values

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Chaminade University of Honolulu handed out its annual Heritage Awards Feb. 9 in the campus’ Mystical Rose Oratory. Here are the 2015 recipients: Professor Margaret (Peggy) Friedman, associate professor of business, received the Chaminade Award, which is presented to a lay faculty or lay professional staff member who exhibits a continuous commitment to Marianist values […]

Bishop ordains 13 deacons in four ceremonies

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Deacon Eric Kim, right, congratulates newly ordained Deacon Joseph Soon at the Jan. 31 ceremony. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) After a five-year journey of formation, 13 local men have fulfilled their dreams of entering into diaconal ministry. The diocese’s seventh class of permanent deacons was ordained by Bishop Larry Silva last month during […]

Bishop’s ordination homilies: service and sacrifice

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In four very different ordination homilies for four separate ordination liturgies, Bishop Larry Silva illuminated the diaconate themes of service and sacrifice using strong images and metaphors. On Kauai, for the ordination of David Kane, Jan. 17 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, the bishop used the image of a sword, “two-edged,” to describe the […]

Soups, salads and sandwiches, hold the meat

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Fifteen years ago, the Hawaii Catholic Herald started an annual tradition of getting diocesan staff together for a “Lenten Luncheon.” The goals of this event were simple: To enjoy a colorful array of meatless dishes, the recipes of which the Herald would publish for its readers, encouraging a little creativity in the kitchen during the […]

Hawaii’s 2015 catechumens

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West Honolulu Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu Jerrell Balisacan John Fayette Basil Sakamoto Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu Shane Stocker Holy Family, Honolulu Charcet Bolton Charmaine Bolton Shae Cobbs Ka’leen Gogo Kerilyn Gogo Grant Meline Tanith Sibayan Wesley Smith Queenie Valenzuela St. John the Baptist, Kalihi Lusiele Manasa Amaya Moreno Charmaine Bautista Fagaragan […]