Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

222 to be baptized in island churches at the Easter vigil

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A catechumen signs his name in the Book of the Elect in last year’s Rite of Election. (HCH file photo) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald On April 8, at Easter Vigil liturgies in churches across the islands, 222 catechumens will be baptized. The catechumens, also called the elect, will make public their intention to […]

A different fast

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Here are ways during Lent to refrain from other appetites besides food which can help us prepare for the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ Abstaining from gossip By Judith Weigand Special to the Herald The most successful and rewarding “fasting” I ever did for Lent was more than 60 years ago when I […]

Kona to bless new parish center, 30 years in the dreaming

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By Shari Navarre Special to the Herald Many longtime members of St. Michael the Archangel Parish in Kailua-Kona will remember talks of constructing a parish center 30-plus years ago. The project has seen many setbacks over the years. Finally, the Grace Parish Center will open after crossing one last hurdle. So far, $3.8 million has […]

Marriage Encounter offering first Oahu day-only weekend

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Worldwide Marriage Encounter in Hawaii is offering an enrichment experience for couples and priests March 24-26 at St. John the Baptist Parish in Honolulu. It will be the first Oahu experience where participants will go home each night, instead of staying overnight at a retreat center. Marriage Encounter experiences have often been presented in hotels […]

Former diocesan youth ministry director drops by, shares stories with current one

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On a recent visit back to Oahu, the Diocese of Honolulu’s former youth ministry director got a chance to visit its current one. Alphonso “Al” Jones, 91, served the diocese in the late 1990s before retiring to California but visited the islands regularly until COVID-19. On his first visit […]

Many milestone years mark this year’s Catholic school educators gathering

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If the number of lei piled around Raymond Abregano Jr.’s neck equaled the number of years he’s served in Hawaii Catholic schools, they would have gone above his head and tumbled off during the Annual Conference of Catholic Educators Mass on Feb. 3. As it was, the lei Abregano […]

Former evangelical preacher, now Catholic, to give Lenten mission

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A former evangelical minister who got his start at Hope Chapel-Kaneohe is holding a Lenten mission at a Windward parish. Jeremy Rivera will hold a three-night parish mission, at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua, March 6-8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The mission is free and open to anyone. Rivera’s talks will “explore how the three temptations […]