Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Ordination in cathedral to mark 150th anniversary of St. Damien’s ordination

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Bishop Larry Silva will ordain a member of St. Damien’s religious order to the priesthood on the 150th anniversary of the saint’s own ordination, in the same spot the Belgian missionary was ordained. The bishop will ordain Sacred Hearts brother Ajit Baliar Singh during a 6 p.m. Mass May 21 in the Cathedral of Our […]

Hawaii’s 2014 Jubilarians

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“God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply into the mystery of the church and to dedicate themselves more generously to the good of humanity.” Prayer of […]

Cathedral first isle Catholic school to adopt ‘project-based’ learning

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Cathedral Catholic Academy will change its method of teaching in the next school year to “project-based learning,” an innovative approach to education which the school describes as “student-centered,” “hands on,” “experiential” and “beyond traditional textbooks and worksheets.” Located on Nuuanu Avenue, the kindergarten through eighth grade parish school for the Cathedral of Our Lady of […]

20-mile Palm Sunday procession celebrates stewardship, generosity

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Immaculate Conception, Ewa, parishioners pose for a group photo at Our Lady of Keaau in Makaha after delivering food for the poor from their church 20 miles away in a 90-vehicle procession on Palm Sunday, April 13. (Photo courtesy of Immaculate Conception Church) On Palm Sunday, April 13, parishioners of Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa, participated […]

For 75 years, Maui no ka oi for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet

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Undated photo of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet at Holy Rosary Parish, Paia, Maui.   The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet came to Maui 75 years ago, in the summer of 1939. Arriving on July 19 were Sister Mary Albert Carroll from California, and Sister Julienne Fennerty and Sister Carlotta Whitmore from […]

Maryknoll to expand its top scholarship program

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Maryknoll School’s Kekumano Scholarship program has been expanded for the next school year to awards for 16 students totaling $40,000. “We know there is a great need for tuition assistance, and the board wished to expand the number of students receiving aid through the school’s largest fundraising event, the Kekumano Dinner,” said Cori Weston, Maryknoll […]

First quarter grants to Chaminade top $360,000

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Chaminade University received grants totaling more than $364,000 in the first quarter of 2014. Awards ranged from several thousand dollars for scholarships to $150,000 for campus renovations, and include the following: An anonymous California-based foundation awarded $150,000 for renovations to create new nursing classrooms. First Hawaiian Bank Foundation awarded $75,000 to build new athletics support […]