Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: All for a good cause

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Knights of Columbus pose for a photo May 7 in Waipahu at the 18th annual fundraising banquet for the Aloha Pregnancy Care and Counseling Center in Kona. More than 300 attended. Former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona said the opening prayer. His wife Vivian was the keynote speaker. The Knights’ state deputy Steve Lopez inspired the […]

Photo: Love for the aina

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St. Theresa School, Honolulu, fifth graders and their ohana participated in Matson’s Ka Ipu ‘Aina (“container for the land”) program March 6, cleaning the entire Blaisdell Park in Pearl City, filling 30 bags with trash. Thirty-three volunteers participated in the environmental service project under the direction of homeroom teacher Liane Bilonta. Matson donated $1,000 for […]

Photo: Spartanius Maximus awardius

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Maryknoll School fifth-graders, from left, Chris Ho, Jayden Asato, Christopher Casupang and Ethan Kimura received the Amaze Award at the 2016 VEX Worlds international competition in Louisville, Ky., for the design of their robot capable of grasping a plastic ball and putting it in a goal. The Hawaii group, self-dubbed “Spartanius Maximus,” had the top […]

Photo: Evening of enlightenment

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The Diocese of Honolulu’s eighth class of permanent deacon candidates and their wives pose with their hosts and instructors at the Palolo Kwannon Buddhist Temple after an enlightening evening March 11 exploring Buddhism. The visit provided a triple-treat of presenters with Rev. Eshin Irene Matsumoto of Kwannon Temple, Dharma teacher Ernestine Enomoto and peace speaker […]

Photos: Chrism Mass

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Bishop Larry Silva pours balsam into a container of olive oil as he prepared the sacred chrism during the Chrism Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, March 17. Deacon John Coughlin, below, carries oil to the sanctuary. The Chrism Mass is the annual liturgy where oils for use in administering the sacraments […]

Photo: For the care of seminarians

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Rhoda Hiro of the Young Ladies Institute of Hawaii on Feb 28 presents Father Bill Shannon, diocesan Director of Seminarians, with a $2,630 check to help support the education of Hawaii’s diocesan seminarians. The check presentation was made at a luncheon after the 8:45 a.m. Mass Father Shannon celebrated at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe […]

Photo: Valley Isle music

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Island composer Joe Camacho, left, accompanies guest performer Jesse Manibusan at VILAC, the Valley Isle Liturgy and Arts Conference at St. Anthony Parish, Wailuku, March 3-5. The event, a spin-off from BILAC, which started on the Big Island and is now hosted by the Marianists on Oahu, also featured composer Father Michael Joncas, Joe Farias […]

Photos: 24 Hours for the Lord

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Faithful in the Diocese of Honolulu joined other Catholics around the world in “24 Hours for the Lord,” an initiative for the Year of Mercy which Pope Francis called to be celebrated March 4-5. At the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, the 24 hours of adoration, reconciliation, prayer, praise and worship started at […]

Photo: Renewal of vows

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More than 40 couples renewed their wedding vows at Mass on Sunday, Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day, in Chaminade University’s Mystical Rose Oratory. Marianist Father Paul Fitzpatrick blessed the couples and their families and encouraged them to continue to love one another. The annual renewal of vows has been sponsored by the school’s alumni relations since […]