Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

With Grateful Hearts: Website evangelization

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We’ve all been there —we need to find a Mass when we’re on vacation to a neighbor island, or we can’t remember reconciliation times for our own church. The newly designed diocesan website has information you need quickly, like Mass times, and much more. Organized and clean, with bright, bold headings, the website has valuable […]

Bishop’s council of advisers seeks five new members

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“How should the diocese follow up on its ‘Road Map’ strategic plan?” “What can the church do to strengthen marriage and family life?” “How can we encourage more young people to get involved in church leadership?” “What is happening in your vicariate?” These are some of the questions Bishop Larry Silva has asked his Diocesan […]

Heralding back: March 1, 2013

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  50 years ago – March 1, 1963 A dream comes true — The Most Reverend James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, blesses the new college wing and the new chapel and auditorium of St. Stephen’s Seminary last Friday. In doing so his dream of adequate facilities to educate and prepare young men from the […]

Photo: Legion of Mary annual function

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Active and auxiliary members of Our Lady Daughter of St. Ann Praesidium of the Legion of Mary pose for a group photo in Kin Wah Chinese Restaurant in Kaneohe on Feb. 9 after their Annual Auxiliary Function at which they thanked their 36 auxiliaries and praying members for their prayers and support. At the function, […]

Photo: Lent begins

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The Catholic Church officially start the liturgical season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 13. More than 300 people attended the Ash Wednesday Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. He is shown here marking a cross with ashes on the forehead of a parishioner. (HCH photo by […]

Photo: Pope questions

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“Would you consider being the pope?” was one of the questions asked by St. Francis School students during a visit by Bishop Larry Silva, Feb. 21. The bishop spent the morning talking with seniors at the Manoa campus as part of the “Bagels with Bishop” events sponsored by the Augustine Educational Foundation. (HCH photo Darlene […]

Photo: Good works and Marianist ways

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Chaminade University honored three extraordinary people whose good works have not gone unnoticed in a special service Feb. 11 in Mystical Rose Oratory. From left: Senior Dominique Bocanegra received the Founder’s Award, which honors a Chaminade student whose generosity and spirit of faith exhibits a continuous commitment to Marianist values. Marianist Brother Jerry Bommer, Chaminade’s […]

Kupuna care: From cleaning to companionship, two Catholic volunteer programs tend to the needs of Oahu’s elderly

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Eighty-one-year-old Florence sits at her dining room table, smiling brightly as she welcomes guests into her Wahiawa apartment. Her place is warm and welcoming, with the spirit of the sharp Puerto Rican grandmother radiating through every nook, cranny, tabletop flower, Spanish book, music CD and family photo in the room. She lives alone in this […]

iPads become handy in classrooms thanks to Augustine Foundation grant

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Fifty Hawaii teachers from nine Catholic schools are learning to better use Apple iPad technology in their classrooms thanks to an Augustine Educational Foundation grant initiated by a Sacred Hearts Academy teacher. The grant made possible four training programs, called “iTeach: Empowering Catholic School Educators in iPad Technology,” at no cost to local educators, Feb. […]