Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Our Lady of Good Counsel sponsoring golf tourney

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Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City is sponsoring its first annual golf tournament fundraiser, Sept. 12 at Hawaii Prince Golf Club on Fort Weaver Road. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Shotgun start is 11:30 a.m. The tournament format is scramble, with a minimum of three drives per player, no mulligans. The maximum […]

Pearl City parish hosting Alzheimer’s presentation

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What if your aging father or other family member no longer recognizes you? What if you notice your neighbor wandering in the neighborhood seemingly lost? They may be experiencing the debilitating effects of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, characterized by memory loss and changes in behavior. Learning about this disease will help you detect its warning […]

School superintendent in favor of public funding of private preschools

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The superintendent of Hawaii’s Catholic schools and the executive director of the Hawaii Catholic Conference have come out in favor of a ballot measure in the Nov. 4 Hawaii general election that would amend Article X, Section 1 of the Hawaii State Constitution to permit the appropriation of public funds for private early childhood education […]

New arrivals of religious sisters assigned to parish, school, evangelization ministries

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Here are some of the more recent assignments of religious sisters to Hawaii. Sister Michael Anne O’Donnell, OSF Sister Michael Anne, a Franciscan Sister of Charity of Manitowoc, Wis., has been appointed to St. Theresa Church in Kekaha, Kauai. Originally from Ohio, Sister Michael Anne comes from a large household of two families which consisted […]

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 […]