Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Saintly connection

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Chuck Furr, an ardent devotee of St. Pio of Pietrelcina, better known as Padre Pio,  poses with a portion of his collection of books, relics and artifacts of the saint, including donation checks he endorsed. Furr inherited the items from his late uncle, William M. Carrigan, who first met the Italian Capuchin priest in 1943 […]

Photo: Perpetually professed

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Marianist Brother Mark Motz professed perpetual vows during Mass at Holy Rosary Church in San Antonio on Oct. 6. Presiding at the Mass was Father Oscar Vasquez, the U.S. Marianist provincial. Brother Motz, 30, is from West Chester, Ohio, and worked in campus ministry at Chaminade University of Honolulu after professing his first vows in […]

Photo: Preaching Divine Mercy

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Father Joseph Aytona, mission director of the Congregation of the Fathers of Mercy in Kentucky, preaches during a Divine Mercy Crusade at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Oct. 10. He and Father Mark Wheelan, a Missionary of Mercy from the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity in Texas, led the series of […]

Photo: Confirmation in Latin

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Bishop Larry Silva confirms a boy during the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite of Confirmation at Blessed Sacrament Parish in Pauoa on Sept. 11. To the bishop’s right is Blessed Sacrament’s pastor, Father Steve Nguyen. The Extraordinary Form is also known as the traditional Latin or Tridentine rite. (HCH photo | Dann Ebina)  

Photo: Advocate for a potential saint

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Archbishop emeritus of Ernesto A. Salgado of Nueva Segovia, Philippines, preaches at a Mass in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu Sept. 8. He was there to promote the sainthood cause for Bishop Alfredo F. Verzosa, the first Catholic bishop from the country’s northern Ilocos region where many of Hawaii’s Philippine immigrants have roots. […]

Photo: First from Hawaii

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Sacred Hearts Academy middle school teachers, from left, Kana Takahashi, Jennifer Arthur, Dawn Robertson, were selected for the highly competitive Trustey Family STEM Teaching Fellows program. They attended the Trustey Summer Institute at the University of Notre Dame July 16-28. The goal of the program is to foster continuous improvement in STEM (science, technology, engineering […]

Life symposium: Speaking on behalf of life

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The second annual Life Symposium, “Na Mo‘olelo Ola: Living Stories,” took place on Aug. 17 at the KROC Center in Kapolei. The gathering focused on life topics including suicide, human trafficking, death and dying, and homelessness. Speakers included, clockwise from top left, Benedictine Sister Celeste Cabral, Sacred Hearts Father Herman Gomes and Kuakini Medical Center’s […]