Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

St. Francis Hospice conference to address caregiving and grief

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St. Francis Hospice is presenting its Third Biennial Grief Conference in Hawaii, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., March 14, at the Koolau Ballrooms and Conference Center, 45-550 Kionaole Road, Kaneohe. The conference, “Caregiving and Grief … Awakening Heart and Soul,” is designed for healthcare professionals, social workers, counselors, chaplains, caregivers and lay persons seeking ways to find […]

Spiritual stewardship: the ‘practical’ path to holiness

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Father Daniel J. Mahan of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Bishop Larry Silva and diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development director Mark Clark give remarks at the Stewardship Day event, Jan. 25. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) Catholics are called to holiness, and stewardship is “the practical way of life that gets us there,” said […]

OBITUARY: Father Cletus Mooya was a parish priest in Hawaii for seven years

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Zambia-born Father Cletus Mooya, the parochial vicar of St. Michael Parish in Kailua-Kona, died at Queen’s Medical Center on Jan. 18. He had been a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu for seven years serving at several Oahu parishes. He was 40. His funeral vigil service was scheduled for Jan. 28 at the Co-Cathedral of […]

Red Mass homilist: collaboration can overcome homelessness

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Bishop Larry Silva blesses the public officials gathered at the annual Red Mass, Jan. 14, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   Homelessness and the lack of affordable housing are not insurmountable problems if the groups fighting them find creative ways to work together, said the homilist […]

Relaunched Bishop’s Circle collects $141,000 to date

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The Bishop’s Circle, the diocesan fundraising appeal re-launched in November after being on hold for five years, has collected more than $141,000 to date in gifts ranging from $10 to $10,000, according to Mark Clark, director of the Office of Stewardship, which is coordinating the effort. The money goes toward diocesan ministries. According to Clark, […]

Annual schools conferences to honor 31 educators for years of service

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The Hawaii Catholic Schools Annual Conference for Catholic Educators, Jan. 31 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, will honor 18 Oahu Catholic school educators marking 20, 30, 40 and 60 years of service. Neighbor island events will honor two educators on Kauai, four on Maui and seven on the Big Island. Being recognized for 60 […]