Boy Scout troop on the Catholic Mission grounds in Honolulu July 1912 (Photo courtesy of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts U.S. Province) The Dolores Furtado Martin Foundation has awarded the U.S. province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts a $12,000 grant to develop a computerized database of historic Hawaii images from the […]
Viriditas: Sister Marian Tung, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Volunteering: a way of giving back Over the years, I have found that volunteering is a wonderful way of meeting new faces and learning from others. It is both a giving back to the community and a receiving from it as well. Last year was a challenge and a half for me. I had three […]
Diocese 2013: A review of the Catholic news in Hawaii this past year
January Bishop Larry Silva issues a “pastoral letter to surfers in the Year of Faith,” Jan. 5. St. Rita parish in Haiku begins the year with official ownership of the .61 acres of land on which its church has stood since 1920. “The New Evangelization: Challenges and Promises” is the theme of the diocese’s annual […]
Remains of St. Marianne to return to Hawaii
An architect’s drawing of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace with the reliquary chapel that will be the future home of the remains of St. Marianne Cope. (HCH file photo) The relics will be kept in a small reliquary chapel that will be added to the mauka side of the cathedral as part […]
Health director remembered for her faith, public service
Gov. Neil Abercombie addresses the congregation at the funeral of Loretta Fuddy, Dec. 21, in the co-cathedral. (Photo courtesy of Oswald Bumanglag) The separation of church and state was nowhere to be seen at the Dec. 21 wake and funeral Mass of Loretta Fuddy, the director of the state Department of Health who died […]
Photos: Bright memories
St. Francis Healthcare staff and community members honored recently departed loved ones by hanging their names on laminated stars at the 25th annual “Light Up a Memory” tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 6 at the Sister Maureen Keleher Center in Nuuanu. The event was also held Dec. 13 at the Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center in […]
Bishop Larry Silva’s 2013 Christmas Message
Who asked God to become a human being anyway? Certainly not those who praise God but still like to keep him in a safe place, away from any interference he might have in their daily lives. Certainly not those who see God’s law as oppressive of their human freedom and who lock him away in […]
Catholic school teacher’s aide writes ‘something new’ about an old value
Ginger Kamisugi, a teacher’s aide at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City, reads to students her new book, “Something Different, Something New,” Dec. 4. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) A new children’s book written by a teacher’s aide at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City aims to […]
Christmas carol favorites
Childhood memories, soaring notes, haunting melodies, joyful lyrics? Why do some Christmas songs make our hearts quiver and our souls melt? The Hawaii Catholic Herald asked a few friends to name their most favorite Christmas carol and to explain what made it special. Here are their responses compiled and gently edited. Karen Kung, diocesan human […]
Coordinating Christmas angels: Catholic Charities’ ‘Holidays from the Heart’ connects the giver with the receiver
Students from Star of the Sea School look at the ornaments on their “Giving Tree,” which have written on them Christmas wish items for Catholic Charities Hawaii clients and others in the community. Students and parishioners have given generous donations to fulfill these holiday needs. A new Catholic Charities program geared toward Volunteer Services and […]
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