Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Empty churches: Marianist Lecture focuses on where all the young Catholics have gone

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald About 90 people filled the Mystical Rose Oratory at Chaminade University of Honolulu on Oct. 9 to hear Marianist Father James L. Heft speak on the topic of “Empty Churches: Where have all the young people gone?” The answer? There are many factors, and Catholics shouldn’t lose hope for […]

Mary or Marianne? Hilo or Pahoa? The tale of the mysterious statue

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald That is not an apparition glowing above the Sacred Heart Church cemetery in Pahoa on the Big Island. But the sudden Oct. 5 appearance of the larger-than-life white image of Our Blessed Mother does have a bit of mystery about it. According to Deacon Jim Dougherty of St. Theresa […]

Kauai will host FCC’s diocesan convention

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  The Kauai Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs will host the 72nd annual Convention of the Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs Nov. 4-6 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kapaa, Kauai. The theme of the convention is “The Eucharist Source and Summit of Our Christian Life.” Members of the four island councils of Filipino […]

St. Jude’s Grand Knight Lito Alvarez: From convert to Hawaii District Master

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By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald St. Jude Parish, Kapolei, Knight of Columbus Lito Alvarez has been serving as interim District Master of the Fourth Degree Knights in Hawaii since Nov. 1, 2021. He was officially appointed by Supreme Master Dennis Stoddard to a two-year term, Sept. 1, 2022, to Aug. 31, 2024. Alvarez […]

Mahalo, Maestro Mondoy

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By Esther Tokars Special to the Herald There’s a universality that happens when music strikes a chord within a human heart and soul. You hear a note, and your heart can swell. You hear a melody, and your eyes can tear. You hear the keys of the piano being played, and hope, joy and calm […]

Join family vocations day at St. Ann Church

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As part of National Vocation Awareness Week, the Leadership Association of Religious Congregations in Hawaii is hosting a family vocations event on Nov. 5 at St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe. The half-day event will begin at 9 a.m. with the Catholic Committee on Scouting leading the rosary followed by snacks and activities. At 10 a.m., […]

Bishop blesses Hawaii’s first parish columbarium

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Twelve of the first 60 wall niches at St. Ann in Kaneohe are already taken By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The parish cemetery is making a comeback in Hawaii. But instead of an overgrown plot of ancient headstones there is a polished, granite-faced collection of urn niches built into a church’s exterior wall. Bishop […]

Crumbling St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, burns down

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The deteriorating St. Gabriel Mission in Keanae, Maui, along the Hana Highway burned to the ground between Oct. 1-2. In a phone interview on Oct. 4, Missionaries of Faith Father Chacko Muthoottil said authorities won’t be able to report back on the cause of the fire for two weeks. […]