Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

It’s Advent, let’s dance

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Blessed Sacrament Church invites guests to Mass and a prom By Leimomi Kondo Special to the Herald On the evening of Nov. 30, the catechists and youth group of Blessed Sacrament Church in Pauoa organized a Prom Advent evening by inviting guests to the 5 p.m. Mass and the potluck dinner that followed in the […]

Early Kalaupapa Christmases

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“Christmas is coming and a New Year approaches and I send you my best wishes.” – Father Damien writing to his family in 1885 By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Christmas in Hawaii in the mid- to late-1800s was a much simpler holiday than today. On Molokai’s isolated Kalaupapa peninsula, where those suffering from Hansen’s […]

The church of ‘now’ meets in Indianapolis

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Thirty-five youth, chaperones and one priest from Hawaii attended the biannual National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis from Nov. 21-23. This year’s theme was “Blessed, Broken, Given.” Quedin Bumatay of St. Damien of Molokai Parish and Angelica Watanabe of Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish on Maui volunteered to be youth ambassadors this year, introducing […]

‘What a wonderful gathering’

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Bishop Silva ordains Sacred Hearts priest, instructing him ‘to bring healing, peace and love in the name of Jesus’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “What a wonderful gathering this is!” Bishop Larry Silva said, beginning his homily at the Mass for the ordination to priesthood of Deacon Esitio Niuliki of the Congregation of the […]

The parish pantry

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Island churches are feeding the hungry with healthier fare and backpacks of food for elementary students By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Every week, thousands of people in Hawaii go to their nearby Catholic church not for spiritual nourishment, but for something more ordinary and just as essential — food. More than half of the […]

HOPE Services opens new Hilo shelter for homeless men

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An old Hilo hospital is now a new shelter and assessment center for homeless men on the Big Island, run by HOPE Services Hawaii, a non-profit agency affiliated with the Diocese of Honolulu. The blessing and opening of Keolahou shelter was Nov. 8. The facility, at 34 Rainbow Drive in Hilo, is the same building […]

$2.75 million grant from Amazon founder a boost for agency

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HOPE Services Hawaii has received a $2.75 million grant from the Bezos Day One Fund, its biggest-ever one-time donation. The money comes from Amazon founder Jeff Bezo’s philanthropic organization in its second year of giving to nonprofits fighting family homelessness. “We are grateful for the generosity and confidence of the Day 1 Families Fund for […]

Photo: Texas-bound

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Hawaii’s Catholic Committee on Scouting chairperson, Ellen Cleghorn, and her husband, Jack Cleghorn, are moving to Texas by the end of the year to be closer to their grandchildren. Both have been committee members for at least 10 years. Ellen has been the chairperson since 2013. The committee has been blessed and is grateful to […]

Composer giving Advent reflection, concert here

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The music ministry of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Honolulu, and pastor Father Khanh Pham-Nguyen, are once again sponsoring an Advent mission and concert with popular Catholic musician, songwriter and storyteller Steve Angrisano. This year’s Advent mission and “Thank You” concert with Angrisano will take place on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at Sts. […]