Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Blessed Sacrament priest’s incardination returns ‘gracious favor’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Anthony Pangan, a priest formerly of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament, was incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu on Jan. 30. With his incardination came his change of status from administrator to pastor of Annunciation Parish on Hawaii Island. Father Pangan, 56, was born and raised in […]

Contemplative women’s retreat planned for April

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  Women seeking to gain a deeper awareness of God’s love are invited to register for a contemplative retreat hosted by Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries, an independent ministry based in Kailua. The three-day retreat, titled “Be Still My Soul,” will be presented by ministry co-founder Maxine Pollock and will take place April 26-28 at St. […]

241 to be baptized this year at Easter Vigils across the diocese

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  By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald On March 30, at Easter Vigil liturgies in churches across the islands, 241 catechumens will be baptized, a 10% increase from the year before. The catechumens, also called the elect, will make public their intention to receive the three sacraments of initiation — Baptism, Confirmation and first Eucharist […]

Catechumens 2024

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Hawaii’s 2024 catechumens Here are the names of those being baptized at the Easter Vigil this year West Honolulu Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Jude S. Oshiro Jenna Elizabeth Porter Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu- Tesguhn Shen Zhi Garedo Sherrie Kae Laibuck Lum Garedo Leilani Legatasia Warren Kazgo Okuma Brandon Tidao Tamashiro Jenesis […]

Mahalo

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald There are many to thank. As I prepare to hand over my job to a new editor March 1, the emotions running through me are many and mixed, but foremost is gratitude. I am truly grateful for the years of unconditional support of my late wife Cathryn, my loving […]

Aloha

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  By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald What does a diocese do when the editor of its award-winning newspaper announces his retirement after four decades on the job? That’s the situation the Diocese of Honolulu faced last year when Hawaii Catholic Herald editor Patrick Downes made official his plan to retire at the end […]

8 receive service awards at annual educators conference

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By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Years of hard work and dedication in the Catholic Schools of Hawaii were recognized at this year’s Annual Catholic Conference of Educators on Feb. 2. The conference opened with a Mass at St. Patrick Church in Honolulu. The church was overflowing with teachers and students, including the guests of […]