Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Obituary: Nettie Lou Kaleimomi Naula Peiler | 1947-2014

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Diocesan secretary managed church records and statistics Nettie Lou Kaleimomi Naula Peiler, the recently retired secretary for the diocese’s Chancellor’s Office at St. Stephen Diocesan Center who handled church records and statistics among other duties, died on March 9 in Kaneohe. She was 66. Her funeral is March 31 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. […]

Panel: pope’s message validates Catholic Charities’ mission

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The Catholic Charities panel on the message of Pope Francis, from left,  Father Larry Snyder, Archbishop Anthony Apuron, Kathy Brown and Jerry Rauckhorst. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes)   A high-ranking Catholic Charities panel, in a presentation Feb. 20 at the Catholic Charities Hawaii campus in Honolulu, described the charismatic leadership of Pope Francis as […]

Catholic Charities president says faith requires good works

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“Why does Catholic Charities do what it does? Well, we don’t have a choice.” That was the bottom line for Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA, in the opening talk Feb. 19 at the charitable agency’s “Partners in Excellence” conference at the Catholic Charities Hawaii campus in Honolulu. Father Snyder explained his conclusion […]

It’s Friday. What’s in that broth?

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Careful readers of church rules may sense a slight loosening this year of the regulations (page 2) regarding abstinence from meat on the Fridays in Lent. The regulations state: “meat broths or condiments made from animal fat are OK.” This seems to contradict past guidelines which, up to last year, read: “On days of complete […]

Bishop to educators: learn from the past, plant seeds for the future

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Catholic educators hold hands praying the Our Father at the educator’s conference, Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz)   Bishop Larry Silva urged the hundreds of Oahu’s Catholic school teachers and administrators who gathered Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa for the Annual Conference of […]

At 80 years, Aiea couple honored for being longest married

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Posing with Angelino Ronquilio, third from left, and Eva Ronquilio, seated, in St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, Feb. 9, are from left, Sandra Ronquilio, son Ben Ronquilio, daughter Eva Davidson, son Ronald Ronquilio, Joyce Ronquilio and son Thomas Ronquilio. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes)   1934: Franklin Delano Roosevelt was president. You could buy a […]

OBITUARY: Father Cletus Mooya was a parish priest in Hawaii for seven years

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Zambia-born Father Cletus Mooya, the parochial vicar of St. Michael Parish in Kailua-Kona, died at Queen’s Medical Center on Jan. 18. He had been a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu for seven years serving at several Oahu parishes. He was 40. His funeral vigil service was scheduled for Jan. 28 at the Co-Cathedral of […]

Red Mass homilist: collaboration can overcome homelessness

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Bishop Larry Silva blesses the public officials gathered at the annual Red Mass, Jan. 14, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   Homelessness and the lack of affordable housing are not insurmountable problems if the groups fighting them find creative ways to work together, said the homilist […]