Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Serving brings purpose and joy to St. Michael parishioners’ lives

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com While stewardship involves the gifts of talent and treasure, there’s a third element that might make people hesitate — time. For Stan and Cookie Haanio, this part of stewardship is where they’ve seen God move the most. “Just being able to help is the highlight of stewardship,” Cookie Haanio said. “Having […]

Pope Leo XIV embodies call to stewardship and outreach

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com The Catholic Church entered a new chapter on May 8 with the election of Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost — as the 267th successor to St. Peter. A Chicago native and member of the Augustinian order, Pope Leo XIV is now the first American pope in […]

Answering an invitation to serve God and parish

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Invitations come in many forms — colorful cards that arrive in the mail, a telephone call from a friend or a notice posted on social media. Some are unexpected, and some cannot be ignored. This was the case when Kathy Ferreira joined Our Lady of the Mount Church in Kalihi […]

Embodying stewardship shows our gratitude to God

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Stewardship is not just a concept; it’s a way of life deeply rooted in the teachings of the church and our faith. At its core, stewardship is about recognizing that everything we have — our time, talents and treasure — are gifts from God. It’s a response of gratitude and […]

A legacy of stewardship continues at St. Rita Church

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Annette Scognamillo loves being involved at her parish, St. Rita Church in Haiku, Maui — it’s been a part of her life for a long time. She draws her desire to be involved back to the example of her mother, Elvi Riecke, who modeled stewardship through her involvement with religious […]

Sts. Peter and Paul offer us grace and inspiration

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com On June 29, Catholics celebrate the feast of two of our Lord’s principal apostles, foundational human cornerstones of the church of Rome. The first missal reading of this feast day tells us of the miraculous deliverance of Peter from prison. This illustrates the concrete fact that despite persecution, Christ and […]

Serving puts God, faith at the forefront

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Derek Salis is very involved at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach and loves his Catholic faith — but he admits it hasn’t always been that way. Previously, Sundays were for sleeping in, golfing and whatever else he wanted to do. Salis is retired from the U.S. Air […]

Embrace the right attitude to be a better steward

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com God calls us to give him everything — our whole heart, our whole soul and our whole mind. This is the challenge of discipleship — a lifelong process of more fully placing our lives under the lordship of Jesus Christ. The reason that God can ask such complete service from […]

There’s always time in busy lives for stewardship

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com When Paul Pancho first set foot in Blessed Sacrament Church in July 2015, he was awestruck. The first impression he had of the Pauoa Valley church was its sincere, welcoming atmosphere. He liked Father Steve Nguyen. And when the music started, Pancho was sold. Since he is a singer, Pancho […]

Celebrate Easter season with gratitude, reflection

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Easter Sunday fell this year on April 20. But even now, while this glorious day has come and gone and as the springtime days of May have arrived, remember that Easter is far from over — the celebration of the greatest feast day of the church year continues for 50 […]