Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Receive the Holy Spirit

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Diocesan vicar general Father Gary Secor administers the laying on of hands on Jahsten Campbell-Lacasandile as part of the rite for the sacrament of Confirmation May 31 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach. Jahsten was one of more than 30 confirmandi at the parish who received the sacrament, which bestows upon […]

Official notices: June 6, 2014

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 7, 10:00 am, Deacon Ordination of NicholasE Brown, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa; 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, Holy Family Parish, Honolulu. [Fr. Gary Secor]; 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. John the Baptist Parish, Kalihi. June 8, 10:30 am, Confirmation Mass, Sacred Heart Parish, Pahoa. [Fr. […]

Photo: Future bishop meets future saint

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Bishop (then Father) Larry Silva greets St. (then Pope) John Paul II at the Vatican in April 1991 in this photo taken by Vatican photographer Arturo Mori. Bishop Silva was in Rome that year for sabbatical studies at the Institute of Continuing Theological Education at the Pontifical North American College. (Photo courtesy of Bishop Larry […]

Heralding back: June 6, 2014

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — June 5, 1964 Ronald Pang, Mary Magdalen Chun and Carolyn Lee of Maryknoll Grade School received awards in the 1963-64 Ford-Future Scientists of America contest for written reports of their science projects. Over 8,000 project reports were entered in this year’s national contest. Ronald placed first in […]

Photo: Masters of their theological domain

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Graduates of the Master’s in Pastoral Theology program at Chaminade University of Honolulu pose for a group photo on commencement day, May 12, at the Neal Blaisdell Arena. These graduates, who include deacons and deacon candidates and their wives, and a Catholic Charities Hawaii vice president, earned their degrees as part of an arrangement the […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 23, 2014

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We’re moseying into the warm summer already, quizzicians. Savor the last few weeks of spring, and enjoy the remaining days of the Easter season. Here’s my latest quiz to quench your thirst for Catholic trivia. 1) Saints Which of the following saints, whose feast day is May 25, is a Doctor of the Church? a) […]

Catholic Charities renames building for community advocate, supporter Peter Ng

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Peter P.J. Ng, seated, with family and friends at the dedication of the Catholic Charities Ulu Center named in his honor May 18. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities Hawaii)   Catholic Charities Hawaii has named its Ulu Center, a meeting and counseling facility on its upper Makiki campus, after one of Hawaii’s outstanding community advocates […]

Obituary: Father Robert P. Guerrero | 1959-2014

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California priest, first ordained for Hawaii, served here 4 years Father Robert P. Guerrero, a priest of the Diocese of San Bernardino who had served four years in Hawaii as a newly ordained priest, died May 5 at Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Ontario, Calif. He was 54. Hawaii Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario ordained the California […]

Official notices: May 23, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 24, 1:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, Immaculate Conception Parish, Lihue; 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. Raphael Parish, Koloa; 6:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, Our Lady of the Mount Parish, Kalihi. [Fr. Gary Secor] May 25, 9:45 am, Confirmation Mass for Holy Cross Parish, Kalaheo […]