Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop to ordain 8 permanent deacons in January

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By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald A psychologist, war veterans, a baker, an electrician, a former prison warden, a truck driver. These are some of the men who make up the diocese’s 10th class of permanent deacons to be ordained next month. Eight men, collectively called Cohort 10, are closing in on five years of […]

St. Joseph Kokua Center: Spontaneous compassion in Upcountry Maui

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By Brian Perry Special to the Herald The Maui wildfires left their mark on Upcountry, Maui, on the slopes of Haleakala, destroying 16 homes in Kula and three in Olinda. In a compassionate response, the Upcountry and Catholic communities have rallied to help impacted families and created the St. Joseph Church Emergency Kokua Center. Although […]

Father John Molina incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva announced the incardination of former Somascan Father John Molina into the Diocese of Honolulu in the Official Notices of the Nov. 24 Hawaii Catholic Herald. He was publicly welcomed to the presbyterate of the diocese Dec. 1 at the final Mass of the annual convocation of […]

World Day of Consecrated Life to be celebrated Feb. 3

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SAVE THE DATE Show your support for our vowed religious sisters, brothers, priests, hermits and consecrated virgins as the church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life, Saturday, Feb. 3, with a 10 a.m. Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, followed by a potluck lunch. Saint John Paul II instituted the World […]

Parish baby showers welcome new mothers celebrating life

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By Val Streff Special to the Herald “Walking with Moms in Need” is a program initiated by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II’s encyclical, “The Gospel of Life,” to support pregnant women and new mothers. It was introduced in Hawaii in the form of parish “baby […]

HOPE Services blesses its first affordable rental housing for seniors on Hawaii island

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii Island has a brand-new neighborhood in Pahoa named after the Sacred Heart of Jesus. It’s small, just 12 houses — studios for seniors experiencing homelessness. But it is breaking new ground. The project is the first permanent affordable rental housing community for seniors in the island’s Puna district, […]

A new Vitality Task Force is writing the parish  ‘playbook’

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  By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The captain of a ship makes sure he and everyone on his boat reaches their final destination. But sometimes it’s not that easy. A parish, like a ship, needs a knowledgeable captain with detailed charts to navigate its way successfully through financial shoals, spiritual straights, pastoral storms and […]

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