Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Maui’s St. Anthony High seeks new head of school to oversee operations

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St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School, Maui’s only Catholic high school, is looking to hire a “head of school,” a new position that will oversee campus management and operations, while the principal remains to concentrate on academics, ministry and student activities. It is a governance model emphasizing economic sustainability adopted in recent years by Oahu’s Catholic […]

Paid Mass intentions is a popular tradition with theological significance, and rules

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Hundreds of local Catholics go to their parishes each week asking for Masses to be celebrated for special intentions. From urgent appeals for healing, to requests for blessings on a special birthday, to petitions for the peaceful repose of a deceased loved one, these intentions serve as a practical way of connecting the sacred liturgy […]

Catholic Charities starts program for volunteers with $300,000 grant

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Catholic Charities Hawaii received a $300,000 grant, from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous, to create a volunteer program that will promote a culture of philanthropy within the organization and throughout the state. Called the Volunteer Services and Community Engagement Program, the project, which began last month, aims to increase volunteer opportunities, bring together […]

Dominican Sisters elect officials for Hawaii region

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Hawaii’s Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary elected Sister Bernarda Sindol of St. Elizabeth School, Aiea, as its regional superior during its 12th Hawaii region chapter, or general planning meeting, June 18-26 at the Dominican Center in Waipahu. The sisters also chose three councilors, or primary advisors, and their regional secretary and treasurer. The […]

Retiring: Father ‘Teddy’ Gaquit served here 13 years as a hospital chaplain

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After being on-call for more than 13 years as a hospital chaplain on Oahu, Father Teodulo “Teddy” Gaquit will retire July 1. The quiet, hardworking priest, who originally hails from the Archdiocese of Palo in the Philippines, has been bringing comfort, compassion and the sacraments to patients at Honolulu medical centers, including Straub, Queen’s, Kaiser […]

Retiring: Father Paul L. Minchak, one of Hawaii’s pioneer Capuchin priests, worked in parishes almost 30 years

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After 44 years of priesthood, almost 30 of which were spent serving in Hawaii, Capuchin Franciscan Father Paul L. Minchak will retire at the same New York City parish where he grew up, attended grade school and was ordained. The pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Parish in Waipio in central Oahu since 2002 will […]

Obituary: Jerry Nunogawa marked six years as a deacon

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Deacon Jerry H. Nunogawa, the Hilo resident who was ordained a permanent deacon for the Diocese of Honolulu six years ago, died unexpectedly June 17 on Oahu. He was 72. Deacon Nunogawa collapsed at St. Stephen Diocesan Center where he had been serving as a member of the core formation team for a diaconate training […]