Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Catholic radio station to begin broadcasting on Maui Jan. 5

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Bishop Larry Silva and Msgr. Terrence Watanabe will flip the switch at 1 p.m. Jan. 5 at St. Theresa Church in Kihei to launch a new Catholic radio station on Maui — KCIK AM 740, also known as Immaculate Heart Radio. Immaculate Heart Radio is a non-profit organization of about 30 non-commercial listener-supported radio stations […]

Every job a gift: Sharon Chiarucci, who for years has worked to enhance parish life in Hawaii, will retire at the end of this year

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Sharon Chiarucci in the chapel at St. Stephen Diocesan Center on Nov.  25. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) When it comes to Hawaii parishes, Sharon Chiarucci has seen it all. She is one of the few people who have actually been in every one of the nearly 100 Catholic churches in the state (except […]

In a special legislative session that spurs thousands to protest, same-sex marriage becomes law

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Following a special session of the Hawaii state Legislature that for two weeks turned the state Capitol into a high-spirited exhibition of populous democracy, Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Nov. 13 signed the bill causing all the commotion and made Hawaii the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage. In reaction to the bill’s passage, Hawaii Bishop […]

Move to pass same-sex marriage bill provokes thousands to fight back

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The special state legislative session, called by Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Oct. 28 to add Hawaii to the list of 14 Mainland states that have legalized same-sex marriage, awakened a giant of populist opposition. Organized mostly by churches but moved by their own personal convictions, thousands of Hawaii citizens opposing same-sex marriage have showed up […]

Waialua’s Benedictine priests incardinated into the diocese

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Father Michael Sawyer and Father David Barfknecht of the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua have been incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu, Bishop Larry Silva announced in the official notices in this issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald (See page 2). This change in association follows the monastery’s split last year from the Italy-based Olivetan Benedictine […]