Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Chicken for a cause

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Lou Carnazzo of St. Anthony Parish in Kailua promotes a Knights of Columbus chicken sale to benefit the Pearson Pregnancy Resource Center. The center aims to protect the most vulnerable, unborn babies. Pictured on Sept. 23 are, from left, Knights Mike Lauriano, Matt Medeiros, Chuck Furr, Carnazzo as the Colonel, Mario Tadeo and Doug Dudevoir. […]

Photo: Wisconsin commissioning

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John Akau, a seminarian of the Diocese of Honolulu, was commissioned for parish ministry at the Rite of Commissioning eSeminarians Involved in Pastoral Service, during Mass at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology, Sept. 7, in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Akau, far left in the photo, commissioned for service in the Wisconsin parishes of St. […]

Photo: A beautiful day

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The Scripture passage, “He calls me beautiful one,” from the Song of Solomon was the theme for the Women’s Marian Day of Recollection Aug. 20 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The morning opened with the Divine Mercy Chaplet, eucharistic adoration and the presentation, “Beauty of Holiness” by Sacred Hearts Father Richard McNally. The afternoon […]

Photo: Breaking ground in Ewa Beach

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Armed with their Hawaiian o‘o digging sticks, officials symbolically break ground Aug. 20 for the new Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach. They are, from left, David Hubbard, president of Design Build Hawaii; Father Edmundo N. Barut, pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help; Bishop Larry Silva; David Pfeifer, principal/architect of Domus […]

Photo: A day for women

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Participants in a one-day women’s conference, Aug. 6 at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, pose for a group photo. The theme for the day, which was organized by Sister Meristella Umdor, parish director of religious education, was “The Eucharist.” (Photo courtesy of Sister Meristella Umdor, MSMHC)

Photo: Remarkable illumination

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Here is a photo taken by James Wallace of the sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood Hawaii June 5, Pentecost Sunday, showing a stunning beam of light shining on an eight-foot image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, who tradition says is portrayed pregnant. Also caught in the shaft of light is a “Pray to End Abortion” sign […]

Photo: All the way from India

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Wearing leis, Mother Philomena Mathew, superior general of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians of Guwahati, Assam, in northeast India, is greeted at the convent of her sisters in Aiea July 26. Hawaii has four Missionary Sisters of Mary working in parishes on Oahu. Mother Philomena also visited her Hawaii community’s first lay […]

Photo: Specially blessed

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Bishop Larry Silva presents Father Konelio Faletoi, pastor of St. Michael Parish, Kailua-Kona, with an apostolic blessing from Pope Francis, July 1, at the diaconate ordination Mass for Arrion Rosales-Llantos. The occasion was Father Faletoi’s 30th anniversary of ordination. The blessing was arranged by St. Michael parochial vicar Father Jaroslaw Skrzypek. For his 25th ordination […]

Photo: Happy Holy Ghost Feast

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Father Anthony Rapozo, pastor at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Parish in Mililani, poses with the “royal court” of the parish’s first annual Holy Ghost Feast, June 5, Pentecost Sunday, at the 11 a.m. Mass. The Holy Ghost Feast is a traditional Portuguese cultural celebration introduced to the islands by Portuguese immigrants. Pictured with Father […]