Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catechetical Week: God doesn’t choose qualified people; he qualifies us

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The Diocese of Honolulu is blessed with veteran religious education leaders who have shared time, talent and treasure with young Catholics for many years. Among these is Bonnie Boquer at St. Jude Church in Kapolei. She and her husband Tony have served in religious education since their days in the Philippines and Louisiana. In Hawaii, […]

Photo: Rosary in the square

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More than 70 faithful gathered at Thomas Square park in Honolulu Oct. 13 for the 7th annual public rosary program. That afternoon, participants held a procession and coronation of a statue of the Blessed Mother, as well as prayer of the Divine Mercy Chaplet and Most Holy Rosary. October in the Catholic Church is dedicated […]

Father Bob Stark to step into Ignacio’s shoes

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The diocese announced Oct. 11 the appointment of Blessed Sacrament Father Robert Stark as the new Office for Social Ministry director, replacing Carol Ignacio who retires Nov. 1. Father Stark has worked for the Social Ministry Office since 2010 as its resource developer/community organizer. He has been involved in recruiting, organizing and training Hawaii Catholics […]

Participating in a ‘miracle’: The students at St. Catherine School, Kapaa, offer prayers and a dying baby in Miami makes an astonishing recovery

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Five-month-old Marlowe Kuhn of Miami smiles as she is surrounded by cards sent from students St. Catherine School on Kauai. (Photos courtesy of Meghan Khun) “To the students at St. Catherine School … you were part of a miracle.” A frame bearing this message of gratitude was sent recently to the small Kauai Catholic school […]

Manaolana | Crosswalk: Road witnesses take their faith across Honolulu’s neighborhoods

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Ten miles. Twenty young Catholics. One mission: To be “walking witnesses” of the faith. That was the story behind the first-ever West Honolulu vicariate youth and young adult “Crosswalk,” Sept. 28. Participants spent the Saturday morning traveling by foot through the city’s highways and byways, taking turns carrying a large wooden cross. Their route began […]

Public rosary rallies across Hawaii, nation commemorate Fatima

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In 1883, Pope Leo XIII officially dedicated the month of October to the “Holy Rosary.” For local Catholics, it has become a time of special devotion to the Blessed Mother’s favorite prayer, particularly through public rosary rallies. Dozens of parish and faith groups will be organizing rosary events in Hawaii Oct. 12 as part of […]

Island hunger pangs: Parish food ministries explore new ways to provide healthier, renewable fare

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At a workshop on food insecurity Sept. 17, Bob Agres, top, discussed the causes of the problem and different ways local Catholics can address it in outreach ministries.   More than 12 percent of the Islands’ population — and one in five local keiki — is “food insecure.” Beyond the problem of hunger, food insecurity […]

Photos: Faith-sharing professionals

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Bishop Larry Silva hosted the diocese’s first ever gathering for “Catholic professionals” Sept. 20 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. The event, planned by the diocese’s Year of Faith committee, drew about 30 participants from various community sectors for a night of food and faith-sharing. In top photo, diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor, left, led […]

The composers of two much-loved hymns, performing on Oahu this month, explain how the songs came to be

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The Marianist Big Island Liturgical Arts Conference — or Marianist BILAC — will offer dozens of workshops on music, Scripture, prayer and liturgy Sept. 26-28 at Chaminade University in Honolulu. As it has for more than 30 years, BILAC brings to the Islands the writers and composers of some of today’s most loved liturgical hymns. […]