Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Inspired to do more: Motivated by her students, first-year teacher Amanda Mosler helps raise scholarship funds for Kalihi school

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald During a recent morning social studies class at St. John the Baptist School in Kalihi, teacher Amanda Mosler and her seventh graders were wrapping up an American Revolution scavenger hunt. Loyalists and patriots battled it out to be the first to solve the last clue in the game. It […]

Dream come true: a ‘little bit’ Catholic to the real thing

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Conversion story Enrollment in a Catholic school leads to baptism at Easter By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Dream Poe-Shippy transferred from a local public school to St. John the Baptist School in Kalihi at the start of the 2018-19 school year, he was ready for a change. The seventh grader had struggled some […]

ADELAIDA ‘IDA’ BARBOZA FREITAS | 1912-2019

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Centenarian served the church in humble ways all her long life Hawaii Catholic Herald Adelaida “Ida” Barboza Freitas, companion and helper for Hawaii’s Carmelite Sisters for more than 30 years, caretaker at the CYO Camp Hauula in its heyday, and next door neighbor to three bishops at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, died at her home […]

Eva Andrade: Bills, good and bad, take shape

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LEGISLATIVE REPORT The last month of the legislative session has a lot of action but not much public discussion. At this point, the public can only participate in shaping legislation if they are granted facetime with a legislator. Most deals on bills at this juncture are made behind closed doors in conference committee where legislators […]

Hawaii Cursillo to host Asia-Pacific group ‘Encounter’

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  The Cursillos of Hawaii is hosting the 22nd Regional Encounter of the Asia Pacific Group of the Cursillo Movement at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley, Thursday through Sunday, April 25-28. The theme is “Pilgrims of the Twenty-First Century.” The Encounter will begin with Mass at 4:30 p.m. on April 25. Bishop Larry […]

Photo: Celebrating the sisters

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On March 19, the feast of St. Joseph, 10 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet renewed their vows at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou. Many of them were former principals or teachers at the now-shuttered Holy Trinity School and resided at the convent now known as the “Makai House.” There was storytelling, sharing and laughter […]

Chaminade University to offer PsyD program formerly at Argosy

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Chaminade University of Honolulu and the Hawaii School of Professional Psychology announced March 18 that Chaminade will offer the PsyD program formerly hosted by Argosy University, which closed last month. The only program of its kind in Hawaii, the PsyD is a five-year program that culminates in a professional doctorate in psychology degree preparing graduates […]

Photo: More fish?

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Knight of Columbus Mark Allen serves second helpings of fried fish to diners at the March 8 fish fry hosted by the Windward Oahu’s Knights of Columbus Council 6307. Parish and student volunteers from St. John Vianney Parish and St. Anthony Parish, both in Kailua, helped run the event,  along with the Knights, which benefits […]

Rites of Election 2019

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[BISHOP OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE] ‘‘Do you wish to enter fully into the life of the Church through the sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and the Eucharist?’ [CATECHUMENS] ‘We do.’ [BISHOP OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE] ‘Then offer your names for enrollment.’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The passages above are from the dialogue that will take place […]