Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

After 10-year absence, Hawaii priest returns to ministry

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Father Stephen Macedo, right, is embraced by Bishop Larry Silva after renewing his priestly promises at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, June 2. Father Macedo was the principal celebrant of the Mass, and as homilist, related the day’s feast of Corpus Christi to memories of his Portuguese heritage. (Photo by Darlene Dela Cruz)   Father […]

Former St. Francis Hospital to reopen as skilled nursing facility

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Three floors of the Sullivan Building on the St. Francis campus in Liliha will be converted into a skilled nursing facility. (HCH photo by Patrick Downes)   Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis took a major step in their developing vision of long-term and elderly care with the announcement May 31 of a new 100-bed skilled […]

New book presents St. Marianne as spiritual companion and model

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Two Hawaii religious sisters have written a compact book that presents St. Marianne Cope as a spiritual companion and friend, full of understanding, patience, love and common sense, and as an example to imitate on one’s personal journey to heaven. “A Walk with Saint Marianne Cope of Molokai: Reflections and inspirations from her life for […]

Volleyball, vocations centerpieces of Exodus Games

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A volleyball tournament with eight mixed teams of singles, married couples, priests, sisters, brothers and deacons will be the main event at the vocation-themed Exodus Games, a day of fun, competition and celebrating life’s choices, 9 a.m.-4 pm., July 6 at Sacred Hearts Academy in Kaimuki. Sponsored by the Central Oahu Vicariate Youth and Young […]

Photos: Bringing Christ to the streets

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About 100 faithful braved the rainy and humid weather on June 2 to participate in the diocese’s annual Corpus Christi procession. The procession began at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa and winded through the streets of metro-Honolulu to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Larry Silva and other clergy took turns carrying a […]

Chaminade’s nursing program receives full accreditation

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Chaminade University of Honolulu announced last week that its baccalaureate degree nursing program has been accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for the maximum five-year period, up to June 30, 2018. The accreditation was effective as of last Nov. 5, the first day of the commission’s on-site evaluation. The commission’s board determined that […]

Prison ministry a two-way street: Women’s Community Correctional Center inmates offer lessons in grace and forgiveness to Kailua parishioners

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The women inmates from the Total Life Recovery program visited St. Anthony Church in Kailua May 5 with their chaplain and program director Tammy Turcios, center. (Photo by Darlene Dela Cruz)   Seven inmates from the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Windward Oahu visited St. Anthony Church in Kailua May 5 to share hula and […]

E komo mai! The church in Hawaii welcomes recent arrivals in priestly and other ministries

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The Hawaiian Islands continue to be mission territory for foreign clergy. Here are brief profiles of priests and one religious sister who arrived in Hawaii over the last 12 months or so, mostly from other countries, to work in island parishes and other ministries. The information was compiled from brief surveys taken with the help […]

Mass at cathedral celebrates feast day of St. Damien

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St. Damien’s “contagious love” is an example to follow today, Bishop Larry Silva told the approximately 200 people who gathered in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace May 10 for a special evening liturgy celebrating the feast of Molokai’s first saint. It was the fourth feast day honoring the Belgian Sacred Hearts missionary since […]