Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sister M. Emilie Basitas, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Without prayer, I would not be here

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald As a temporary professed sister, I used to dread applying for our yearly renewal of vows. One in my group was thinking of joining the cloistered nuns, and so was I. However, one year my superior said to me, “Em, Em, you […]

New ecumenical/interfaith officer comes with a ‘natural’ interest in the ministry

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has named Father William Kunisch II, pastor of Resurrection of the Lord Church, Waipio, as the new diocesan ecumenical/interfaith officer. He started April 21. Father Kunisch succeeds the late Father Jack Ryan who died Dec. 7, 2020. It is a post he held once before, from […]

Easter conversion story: ‘Lord, I am not worthy’

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‘Wonderful’ school community helped lead art teacher through her final steps to the Catholic faith By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Stacey Taylor has made her art class mobile at Mary, Star of the Sea School in Waialae-Kahala due to COVID-19. Instead of students coming to her art room, she wheels her “art cart” between […]

A story of pure grace

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Hawaii is a grateful beneficiary of the 500-year-old evangelization of the Philippines By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The celebration of the 500th anniversary of the introduction of the Catholic faith to the Philippines is really a global one, marking an event that has come to grace the world over, including, in large measure, Hawaii. […]

Photo: Memorializing their loss

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated a special Mass on the feast of the Annunciation, March 25, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu with a ceremony for families to remember and name their miscarried children.  After Mass, those that wanted to could take a photo with Bishop Silva. The liturgy was part of the start […]

Hidden loss: The Diocese of Honolulu is working on outreach to those who have experienced miscarriage

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald For all the couples happily celebrating the birth of a child, others know the pain of miscarriage and stillbirth. As the Diocese of Honolulu is creating a ministry about miscarriage (see sidebar), the Hawaii Catholic Herald spoke to three local couples who have experienced it. The Noguchis: Instinct is […]