Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

All-girls Sacred Hearts Academy names first male head of school

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Sacred Hearts Academy announced the appointment of the first male to head the 110-year-old all-girl school at a morning assembly Feb. 28. Scott Schroeder, a dean and professor at Chaminade University of Honolulu, was introduced to the student body and faculty by Sister Regina Mary Jenkins, president of the Sacred Hearts Academy Corporation, and superior […]

Diocesan Stewardship Day: sharing all our resources to do God’s work

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By Naomi Amuro Special to the Herald It was a cool, brisk Saturday morning, Feb. 9, when hundreds gathered at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church in Pearl City for the annual diocesan Stewardship Day, sponsored by the diocesan  Office for Stewardship and Development. Participants came from across Oahu and also from Maui, Kauai, the […]

Bishop’s Circle campaign second mailing this week

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Nine months into the Bishop’s Circle 2018/2019 appeal, the campaign has collected just over $200,000 of its total $350,000 goal. The campaign is hoping to reach that goal with a second mailing hitting island mailboxes in the first week of March, “to coincide with the beginning of Lent,” said […]

Chaminade University a training ground for religious ministry

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By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I need to see you,” said Marianist Brother Edward Brink, Vice-President for Mission and rector of Chaminade University of Honolulu, trying to pin me down for a meeting amid both of our busy campus schedules. “How about 7:30 a.m.?” I suggested. That became 2 p.m. as […]

The Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii: A Corporation

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A recent announcement by Bishop Larry Silva of a change in membership in the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii Corporation, and news of significant transitions at two Catholic schools in Hawaii, raises questions about how the Catholic Church is organized and operates in Hawaii. In Hawaii, […]

Anyone can minister to the dying

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Diocese wraps up well-attended discussion sessions on Hawaii’s new physician-assisted suicide law By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald After Hawaii’s physician-assisted suicide bill went into effect Jan. 1, the Diocese of Honolulu scheduled discussion sessions throughout the islands on the pastoral implications of the new law. Around 700 people attended the nine meetings held between […]

Grand giveaway at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School family fair

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Come one, come all for a day of food, fun, and fellowship at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School’s Grand Giveaway and Family Fair 2019, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, March 2, on the school grounds at 91-1010 North Road in Ewa Beach. The grand giveaway grand prize is $1,500. The second prize […]

Cathedral’s capital campaign wins international stewardship award

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The $15 million capital campaign to renovate the 175-year-old Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace received an award last fall from the International Catholic Stewardship Council, an organization that promotes Christian stewardship and Catholic philanthropy. The Parish Capital Campaign Materials award for excellence was presented to the cathedral’s capital campaign core committee members Mark […]