Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sacred Heart Church in Pahoa reaches out to vulnerable parishioners as lava flow threatens to split the community

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As the front of the Kilauea lava flow remains stalled on the edge of Pahoa town, this breakout flow on Nov. 2 occurred about 218 yards upslope. Recent breakouts have been common and are filling in low points behind the flow front. (Photo courtesy of Hawaiian Volcano Observatory)   As a river of molten rock […]

Diocese preparing to celebrate ‘Year of Consecrated Life’

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Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong displays a poster she created celebrating consecrated life in Hawaii. The poster is part of the material being distributed to parishes and schools. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   “What does ‘consecrated’ mean?” Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong asked the assembly of students at St. Anthony School in Kailua, […]

India-based missionary order officially established in diocese

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Hawaii’s Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians at their convent in Waimalu, from left, Sister Marykutty Kottuppallil, Sister Meristella Umdor and Sister Ruth Zonunthari. (HCH photo | Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP)   The Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, an India-based congregation that has served in Hawaii since 2008, have established themselves […]

Photo: Public awareness

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More than 1,000 participants gathered at the state capitol in Honolulu Oct. 23 for the 20th annual Men’s March Against Violence. Marchers began their walk at the capitol building and wound their way through the downtown Honolulu business district, carrying signs protesting domestic violence. The event concluded with a rally on the grounds of city […]

Two of Hawaii’s original Carmelites die on the same day

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Carmelite Sister Agnella Iu helps Sister Mary Caroline Chow fasten her cape as Mother Agnes Marie Wong looks on during the celebration of first vows for Sister Mary Elizabeth de Jesus, July 16, 2013. Sister Caroline and Mother Agnes Marie both died on Oct. 13. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The passing of Mother […]

‘Where saints have walked’: Mass of Thanksgiving celebrates the cathedral’s new basilica status

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrates the Oct. 11 thanksgiving Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Behind him are the bell and umbrella, traditional symbols of a basilica, crafted especially for the downtown Honolulu church. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   “Have you ever looked at the ceiling of this magnificent cathedral,” […]

The rosary makers: A Kalihi couple and friends string beads by the hundreds of thousands, spreading a humble devotion worldwide

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A Kalihi Valley couple has turned a humble rosary-making side project into a global sharing of the power of prayer. Wilfred and Rachel Soong of Our Lady of the Mount Church, with friends and fellow parishioners, have made and sent overseas tens of thousands of rosaries each year for the past decade. In 2013 alone, […]