Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Manaolana | Sidebar: Aug. 1, 2104

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Quote “I didn’t have the courage to give him the bill.” | Claudia Di Giacomo, who was working the cash register in the Vatican cafeteria July 25 when Pope Francis unexpectedly showed up to eat with the city-state’s blue-collar workers. The pontiff selected his meal from an array of prepared foods and sat with workers […]

Catholic Charities hires fund development officers

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Catholic Charities Hawaii has hired two fund development officers for its Development Office. Lisa Nakano and Suzanne Peterson will be responsible for gift stewardship, donor relations and development activities. Before joining Catholic Charities, Nakano served for five years as the marketing and development coordinator at Hospice Hawaii, where she managed fund development initiatives, donor databases, […]

Official notices: Aug. 1, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] August 10, 9:30 am, Installation of Fr. Mario Raquepo as Pastor of St. Stephen Parish, Nuuanu; 2:00 pm, Mass for State Convention of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Catholic Charities Hawaii Clarence T.C. Ching Campus, Makiki; 6:00 pm, Mass for Hawaii Catholic Schools Administrators […]

Heralding back: Aug. 1, 2014

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 31, 1964 Students attending the CYO Summer Fun Program at Cathedral School display many of the things which they made during the summer sessions. They worked with wood, paper, needlework, and colors. Some of the students are pictured above: (Front row, left to right) Thomas Nagai, […]

Back to School 2014 | Six new (some returning) school administrators for 2014-15

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The Hawaii Catholic Schools office is reporting six new Catholic school administrators for the start of 2014-2015 school year. Here they are in alphabetical order. Damien Memorial School Brother Daniel Casey, CFC Principal Originally from Chicago, Christian Brother Daniel Casey has a degree in speech and drama from Lewis College in Lockport, Ill. (now Lewis […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 1, 2014

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Hey quiztastics, we’re going back to school! The joy of learning never ends, as I hope you glean a nifty new “faith fact” or two with each quiz I present. Here’s my latest set of Catholic trivia questions for you! 1) Saints Which of the following saints, whose feast days are celebrated in early August, […]

Obituary: Don Chu | 1933-2014

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A prominent leader in Marriage Encounter, family ministry Don Chu, who with his wife June was a prominent leader in the Catholic Marriage Encounter movement and headed the diocesan family life ministry office in the 1980s, died July 10 at Kahala Nui’s Hiolani Care Center in Honolulu. He was 81. His funeral services are July […]