Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Guest speaker to address synodality

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  Visiting lecturer Jesuit Father Joseph McHugh will speak 6-7:30 p.m., Feb. 20, at the Newman Center on “Synodality: encountering, listening and discerning.” Father Mc-Hugh’s presentation will review the history of recent synods in the church and the evolution from clergy-only participants to Pope Paul VI’s 1964 encyclical “Ecclesium Suam” that stated that dialogue must […]

Marianist talk on God, democracy

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  The next presenter in the Marianist Lecture Series at Chaminade University’s Mystical Rose Oratory is a national leader in Catholic education. Award-winning lecturer and writer Steve Neiheisel will speak on “God and Democracy: Catholic Perspectives on the American Experiment,” at 4 p.m. Feb. 18 in the oratory on the university campus. Neiheisel served as […]

Five begin novitiate year in Sacred Hearts Congregation

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The U.S. Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, of which Hawaii is a part, welcomed five men last month into its novitiate program in Hemet, California. Four are from the south Pacific. Arriving at the novitiate last month were Jeremiah Nestor (Nez) Marcelo from Texas, Talilotu Ulupano from Tonga, Kasimero Bule from Fiji, […]

Parish offers bereavement ministry

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  Mary, Star of the Sea Parish in Waialae-Kahala has newly activated its bereavement ministry offering consolation and support for those who are mourning the loss of a loved one. “Healing Hearts” ministry provides participants an opportunity to explore mourning after the death of a loved one through Scripture, prayer, reflection and faith sharing. If […]

Local research complete, Dutton’s cause heads to Rome

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The cause for the canonization of a possible third saint to emerge from the sanctified slip of land called Kalaupapa took a big step forward, Jan. 21, an 8,000-mile step, from the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu to the Vatican in Rome. The candidate — […]

Red Mass: ‘Negativity’ hampers efforts to solve Hawaii’s problems

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Red Mass speaker: Eva Andrade By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Many pressing issues challenge our state,” Eva Andrade told Hawaii lawmakers and other public servants at the Red Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva Jan. 16 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, however an unrelenting climate of “negativity” is smothering efforts […]