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Faith, grace carry deacon as he seeks kidney donor

05/20/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Deacon Craig Camello is awaiting a kidney transplant — a reality that has brought uncertainty, long timelines and unexpected setbacks. Through it all, he remains steady in faith, trusting that God is present in each step of the journey. As he approaches the possibility of dialysis and waits for a […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Deacon Craig Camello, kidney donation, Pam Camello, stewardship

Clearing the stigma around the word ‘stewardship’

05/20/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com There is a stigma attached to the word “stewardship” in some Catholic parishes, likely because many pastors and parish leaders mistakenly equate stewardship with money. But a true steward knows that couldn’t be further from the truth. Stewardship is a biblical principle that has nothing to do with money. Nineteen […]

Filed Under: Features, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, stewardship, stigma

St. Elizabeth couple embraces their faith and gives back

05/06/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Keith and Robynne Adams have been parishioners at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea for years. While they had attended Mass on and off for more than two decades, during the COVID-19 pandemic something shifted — the Holy Spirit began working on their hearts. They started attending more regularly, and Robynne […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News, Stewardship Tagged With: Aiea, Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Keith Adams, OCIA, Robynne Adams, St. Elizabeth Church, stewardship

Mary offers mothers a powerful example of stewardship

05/06/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Each year, the month of May invites us to pause in gratitude. We celebrate Mother’s Day, and we honor Mary, the mother of God. These two observances naturally belong together, because in Mary we are given the clearest example of what faithful motherhood — and true Christian stewardship — looks […]

Filed Under: Features, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Mary, Mothers Day, stewardship

Couple shows gratitude through life in ministry

04/22/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com For Mason and Teo Matsuda, faith is not just something practiced on Sundays — it shapes every part of their lives. Over the years, the couple has poured their time, talents and even their home into the life of their parish, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ewa Beach. From […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Ewa Beach, Mason Matsuda, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, stewardship, Teo Matsuda

Foundation of parish family lies in acts of stewardship

04/22/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com For many Catholics, parish life is centered on Sunday Mass. We arrive, pray, receive the Eucharist and return to the responsibilities of the week ahead. Faithful Mass attendance is essential to our spiritual lives. Yet the church invites us to something deeper than attendance alone: We are called not simply […]

Filed Under: Features, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, parish family, stewardship

Gratitude inspires deep involvement in parish life

04/08/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Rita and Galo Camacho Jr. are deeply involved at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in Honolulu. Their work in the parish is their way of giving thanks to God for their blessings as they endeavor to help not only fellow parishioners, but the community as well. Although there are other […]

Filed Under: Features, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Galo Camacho Jr., Honolulu, Rita Camacho, stewardship, Sts. Peter and Paul Church

Hope of the Resurrection can inspire us all year long

04/08/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Easter Sunday is one of the most joyful celebrations of the year. Churches are filled, music lifts our hearts and we rejoice in Christ’s victory over sin and death. Yet once Easter Sunday passes, it can be easy to slip back into familiar routines, as though the celebration has ended. […]

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Couple finds fulfillment, family at Maria Lanakila

03/11/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com For more than two decades, Carmela and Joseph Esser vacationed in the Lahaina area. They fell in love with the Maui town, the people who lived there and Maria Lanakila Church, as well as the parish’s Sacred Hearts Mission Church in Kapalua. When the couple officially moved from the Chicago […]

Filed Under: Features, Local News, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, Lahaina, Maria Lanakila Church, Maui, stewardship

Exploring the origins and traditions of Lent

03/11/2026 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com When the liturgical season of Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, we enter into a time of preparation, sacrifice and penance, culminating in Holy Week and the joyous celebrations of Easter. Lent offers us a time for solemn reflection as well as an opportunity to be drawn ever closer to our […]

Filed Under: Features, Stewardship Tagged With: Catholic Stewardship Consultants, history, Lent, origins, stewardship, traditions

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