Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Newman Center schedules contemplative prayer

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The Newman Center at the University of Hawaii-Manoa will sponsor a scriptural contemplative prayer gathering on the last Saturday of every even-numbered month. The next gathering is 9-10:30 a.m., Aug. 30 at the Newman Center. Organizers describe the gatherings as opportunities to “pray together and share, keeping it simple to connect with God.” For more […]

Office for Social Ministry: Collaborations, connections

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Aloha, The Gospels for the Sundays before and after Tropical Storm Iselle hit Hawaii were about Jesus multiplying loaves and fishes for the hungry crowd and then calming the storm, saying, “Be not afraid.” These readings illustrate how faith can help us face whatever challenges arise and how we can collaborate in God’s miraculous actions. […]

The ‘mana’ of St. Marianne: Saint’s remains welcomed home

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Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities sing a hymn to St. Francis as others look on after the enshrinement of St. Marianne’s remains at the cathedral. A small relic of the saint was placed on top of the tapa-and-lei-covered zinc box that holds the saint’s remains. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   […]

Cancer ministries: The church reaches out to those affected by the devastating disease

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Cancer survivors Ann Jones of Holy Trinity Church and Iwie Tamashiro of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry will be on hand at an Aug. 23 event at St. Stephen Diocesan Center to provide information on starting cancer support ministries at local parishes. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   Cancer survivors, caregivers and those […]

With Grateful Hearts Campaign collects more than $33 million

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The Hawaii Catholic Community Foundation, which manages the money collected through the Diocese of Honolulu’s With Grateful Hearts capital campaign, reported that, as of June 30, it has received more than $33 million of the more than $50 million originally pledged. All parishes were required to participate in the With Grateful Hearts campaign. The first […]

Chuck Furr re-elected to board of Serra International

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Chuck Furr of St. Anthony Parish, Kailua, and district governor of the Serra Club of Honolulu, was re-elected for a third, two-year term on the Serra International board of trustees at the recent international convention in Sacramento, Calif. The board sets the policies and direction for Serra, an organization that promotes and supports vocations to […]

Office for Social Ministry: Standing up for our veterans

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Aloha, On Aug. 6, many were preparing for Hurricanes Iselle and Julio to hit Hawaii, including a good number of the state’s full-time National Guardsmen. That same day, it was announced the state had received additional funding, hundreds of thousands of dollars, to help house homeless veterans. One out of every three homeless males in […]