Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Led by the Holy Spirit, Couples for Christ-Maui celebrates first anniversary

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By Rico Manianglung Special to the Herald Couples for Christ-Maui celebrated its first anniversary on Oct. 24 with four couples — Joe and Glo Gage, Brian and Kat Ortogero, Deacon Ken and Charmaine Bissen, and Dector and Gie Torricer. Via Zoom they listened to the third talk of their covenant orientation, “Strengthening Family Life,” attended […]

Postscript … Additional thoughts on recent stories

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Postscript … Here are some additional thoughts on recent stories in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. HOPE Services delivers This is by Carol Ignacio, the Big Island’s founding director, now retired, of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry, on the Oct. 16 story “A decade inspiring hope,” about HOPE Services Hawaii’s 10th anniversary. The church-affiliated non-profit […]

Diocese offering parishioners free internet security training

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The Diocese of Honolulu’s IT (Information Technology) department is offering Hawaii parishioners and families free home internet security training to teach them how to guard against internet threats. Internet safety is vital in church and personal endeavors. This program is an extension of the cybersecurity awareness training already used by diocesan rcchawaii.org email users. Here […]

Teen helps even more at her small parish after pandemic offers opportunities

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Castle High Schooler Serenity Lau has always been active at her small parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Waikane on Oahu’s eastern shore. The 16-year-old started altar serving at age 7, sang in the youth choir including as a cantor, and helps her grandparents, Diane and Colin […]

Growing number of retired priests prompts special second collection

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In 10 short years, the Diocese of Honolulu could have more retired priests than active ones, creating a looming financial challenge. This is why the diocese will have its first annual Collection for Retired Diocesan Priests the weekend of Nov. 7 and 8. For a while now, Hawaii’s diocesan […]

Parish pick-up party shows no lockdown of catechetical spirit

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By Jayne Ragasa-Mondoy Special to the Herald In recent articles, I’ve shared examples of the wonderfully creative ways our parishes have risen to the challenge of evangelizing and catechizing during the coronavirus pandemic. From their careful in-person preparation for the sacraments to creating virtual lessons that engage parent and child, parish catechetical leaders operate on […]

Talking world peace

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A principal’s impromptu conversation with a group of sixth grade boys gets ‘deep’ By Wendy Castillo Special to the Herald On this International Peace Day, Sept. 21, I had planned to interview many “learners” from different grades about what peace means to them. But I found myself at a lunch table with five of our […]

New regulations ease up a bit on church restraints

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The loosening of some coronavirus pandemic regulations by the Mayor Kirk Caldwell Sept. 23 has meant a slight relaxing of some constraints affecting Catholic worship and ministries. How the new rules affect church practices was explained in a five-point memorandum sent Sept. 23 by the diocesan Office of Worship to “clergy, parishes and the faithful.” […]