Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Diocese designates nine plenary indulgence sites for Year of Consecrated Life

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The Diocese of Honolulu has designated nine churches, at least one on each island, as places where Catholics may obtain a plenary indulgence on the occasion of the Year of Consecrated Life, Nov. 30, 2014, to Feb. 2, 2016. The customary conditions are required. They are sacramental Confession, Holy Communion and prayers for the intentions […]

Year of Consecrated Life | Nov. 30, 2014 – Feb. 2, 2016: January 2015 Resources and teaching aids

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Video Views “Vocation 101: What is Vocation?” (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihnzFH2L818) “Molokai: The Story of Father Damien” (DVD) Good Reads For the young at heart: “My Bible: The Story of God’s Love” / Melissa Wright “57 Stories of Saints” / Anne Eileen Heffernan, FSP For spiritual reading and study groups: “Living the Beatitudes: A Journey to Life in […]

Office for Social Ministry: Holiday thanks-giving list, continued

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“Be not afraid … everything is possible with God.” St. Luke 1:26…47 Mary’s response to the angel set a perfect example for Advent and all seasons. Her selfless “yes,” immediately followed by her visit to her pregnant cousin Elizabeth, was her way of giving thanks to God. Today, parish volunteers across the diocese follow our […]

Bishop to ordain 13 permanent deacons in January

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The diocese’s seventh permanent diaconate class stands with Bishop Larry Silva, center, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, May 17, 2014, after the Rite of Acolyte liturgy. (HCH file photo)   Bishop Larry Silva will ordain 13 men as permanent deacons in January in four ceremonies on three islands. The candidates, who range in age from […]

Deacon class: What does this ordination mean to me?

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“What does this ordination mean to me?” The Hawaii Catholic Herald posed this question to the diocese’s latest deacon class. Here are their replies, sent in mostly by email. Some of the answers were edited for space considerations. Willingly choosing to complicate life By Keith Cabiles If I’m being honest, my first thought was “anxiety […]

Holy Family Parish buys Navy land it has used for 64 years

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The Holy Family Church building on 830 Main St., shown here in a photo taken Nov. 25, lies in a neighborhood of Naval housing and other facilities near the Honolulu International Airport. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   Holy Family Parish on Nov. 19 purchased from the U.S. Navy for $1.6 million the 4.444-acre […]

BILAC 2014 celebrates Year of the Family

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One of three concerts at this year’s Marianist BILAC, Nov. 6-8, in Chaminade University’s Mystical Rose Oratory. (Photo courtesy of Marianist BILAC)   Marianist BILAC 2014 chose the church’s “Year of the Family” as the theme for the Nov. 6-8 conference on the Chaminade University/Saint Louis School campus. At the event, Joe Camacho’s new Hawaiian/English […]

Blessed Sacrament Fathers elect two Hawaii-assigned priests to national leadership positions

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Two Hawaii members of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament were elected last month to leadership positions for their community’s Province of Saint Ann which encompasses the United States. Father Robert Stark and Father John Keenen were elected provincial treasurer and provincial consulter, respectively, at the province’s 24th chapter at the Bethany Retreat Center in […]