Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Isle-born Jesuit ordained deacon

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Hawaii-born Jesuit deacon Kyle Shinseki poses with Big Island pastor Father Konelio Faletoi and Hawaii diocesan seminarians Oct. 21 in Christ the Light Cathedral in Oakland, California, after his ordination to the diaconate by Jesuit Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland. Pictured, from left, are Father Faletoi, Kurt Meyer, deacon Shinseki, Ese’ese “Ace” Tui, Romple Emwalu […]

Photo: Marching against violence

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Students from Damien Memorial School were among the hundreds of participants in the annual Men’s March Against Violence, Oct. 12. The event, sponsored in part by Catholic Charities Hawaii, began with a walk from the Honolulu state capitol through the streets of downtown and culminated with a rally at Skygate Park fronting city hall. Bishop […]

Photo: Rosary relay award

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Bishop Larry Silva poses with the award for “outstanding promotion and participation in the Global Rosary Relay for Priests” after the noon Mass Sept. 21 in Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. On June 23, the cathedral joined more than 120 churches in 50 countries in a continuous, around-the-world, 24-hour recitation of the […]

Photo: In Texas for Cursillo anniversary

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Ten from Hawaii attended the 27th National Cursillo Encounter at Trinity University in the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, July 27-30, marking the 60th anniversary of Cursillo in the United States. More than 740 Cursillistas from seven language groups attended, including four bishops, more than 50 priests and deacons and four international guests. The Encounter […]

Photo: Meeting in Rome

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Serra Club of Honolulu member Chuck Furr met Pope Francis on June 23, the second day of the Serra International annual convention in Rome attended by 615 Serrans from around the world. The man between the pope and Furr is Greg Schweitz of Omaha, president of the Serra U.S. Council. Furr is a parishioner of […]

Photo: Browsing for blankets

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U.S. service veterans browse for blankets and bed linens at a household item “give-away” Aug. 16 at the Cathedral Kamiano Center for recently homeless vets eager to refurbish their new, but bare, apartments. The event was organized by Iwie Tamashiro of the diocesan Office for Social Ministries who was asked recently by a Veterans Administration […]

Photo: Laulima House donation

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The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation on Aug. 3 awarded a $100,000 grant to Catholic Charities Hawaii for its Laulima House Campaign. Pictured from left are First Hawaiian Bank senior vice president Vernon Wong, Catholic Charities Hawaii president and chief executive officer Terry Walsh and Laulima House Campaign chairman Jerry Rauckhorst. Catholic Charities purchased the Laulima […]