Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Letters to the Herald

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Knowing right from wrong I am a catechist who prepares adults for the Sacrament of Confirmation. I tell my students that, as confirmed Catholics, we are all called to defend what is holy; to object to what is wrong. We cannot sit back and watch events unfold; we must take action whenever we are able […]

Play gives dramatic setting to words of Hawaii’s homeless

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“Houseless in Paradise,” an original play based on interviews with more than 60 members of Oahu’s homeless community and those trying to help them, will be presented Nov. 15-16 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 17 at 4 p.m. at the Catholic Charities Hawaii community hall in upper Makiki. Produced by Playbuilders community theatre, the drama […]

Photo: Cheering their own

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Students at St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School received special permission to watch the first game of the World Series Oct. 28 in the school library because the school’s famous graduate, Shane Victorino, was playing. Earlier, the students, dressed in the red and white colors of his team, the Boston Red Sox, gathered in the science […]

Heralding back: Nov. 8, 2013

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Nov. 8, 1963 Left, House Speaker Elmer F. Cravalho addressed an audience of 1,500 at Maui’s Kahului Fairgrounds on Sunday, as principal speaker for the Holy Name Societies-sponsored Christ the King Rally. Speaking boldly and with firm conviction, he stressed the pressing need for Christians to stand […]

Academy gala honors five illustrious alumnae

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The Sacred Hearts Academy honorees, from left, Suzanne Chong Kee, Momi Kaanoi, Rita Gora, Elizabeth Ho, Karen Dick-Kung and head of school Betty White. (Photo courtesy of Sacred Hearts Academy) A record 900 people attended Sacred Hearts Academy’s annual scholarship fund gala Oct. 18 at the Sheraton Waikiki Hotel at which five illustrious graduates were […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Nov. 8, 2013

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Quote “Life is often wearisome. Work is tiring. Looking for work is exhausting. But what is most burdensome in life is a lack of love.” | Pope Francis, speaking Oct. 26 to an estimated 100,000 people in St. Peter’s Square for a Year of Faith celebration of family life. The pope emphasized the importance of […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 8, 2013

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November already, quizzicals? This Year of Faith went by far too quickly. Enjoy this last quiz in Ordinary Time – we’ll be entering Advent when I see you next. 1) Saints Arriving in New York in 1889, this Italian nun and patroness of immigrants founded orphanages, schools and hospitals. In 1946, she became the first […]

Official notices: Nov. 8, 2013

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Bishop’s calendar November 9, 7:00 pm, Annual State Convention of the Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs, Pagoda Hotel, Honolulu. [Fr. Gary Secor] November 10, 9:30 am, Closing Mass of the Annual State Convention of the Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs, Pagoda Hotel, Honolulu. [Fr. Gary Secor] November 11-14, Fall Meeting of the United […]

Manaolana | Sidebar: Oct. 25, 2013

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Quote “Providence College loves Pope Francis.” | The message written by Providence College junior Joseph Day on a sticky note placed inside a zucchetto, or skullcap, he presented to Pope Francis during the Oct. 16 general audience in St. Peter’s Square. Pope Francis briefly placed Day’s cap on his head before returning it to the […]