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New director of safe environment brings management, social work skills to the...
Kristin Leandro Dara Perreira, the human resources director of the diocese of Honolulu, had been fretting a few months ago about how hard it would be to fill the newly open position of director of safe...
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Mass to commemorate cathedral’s new basilica status
Alika Cullen, general administrator of Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace gives a tour of the historic church to parishioners of Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Church, Ewa Beach, Sept. 17...
View ArticleDiocese of Honolulu Seminarians, 2014
Nicholas “Nick” Brown Age: 48 Parents: Adelfo and Natividad Alfaro Home parish: Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Entered seminary: 2009 Current school: Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology...
View ArticleDiocese seeing an increase in the number of men studying for the priesthood
Diocesan seminarians with Bishop Larry Silva and former vocations director Father Pascual Abaya at the June 7 diaconate ordination of Nick Brown, center. The seminarians are, from left, Emmanuelle del...
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Obituary | Father James Anguay, SSCC: Hawaii priest was pastor, novice...
Sacred Hearts Father James C.P. Anguay, whose service to his religious community included parish work, the formation of novices and the pioneering of a mission in the Cook Islands, died unexpectedly on...
View ArticlePope tells bishops at family synod to speak fearlessly, listen humbly
Pope Francis talks with Cardinal Angelo Sodano, retired Vatican secretary of state, before the start of the afternoon session on the first working day of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the...
View ArticleBishop Larry Silva: Message about voting
Dear Brothers and Sisters: Peace be with you! Please VOTE in the November 4 general election! When God gives us a gift, he expects that we use it for the good of all. We have been given the gift of...
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Big contributors to Catholic education recognized at Augustine reception
Chantelle Enos, a second grade teacher at Our Lady of Good Counsel School. (HCH photo by Darlene Dela Cruz) The cheerful clique of Catholic high school students greeting guests at the Augustine...
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Women, walking wounded from abortion, need healing, forgiveness, mercy
Lisa Shorba and C.M. sit before a statue of Our Lady Queen of Peace. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops designated the first Sunday of October as “Respect Life...
View ArticleParish and School News: Oct. 10, 2014
Click here to view a pdf version of the Parish and School News for Oct. 10, 2014
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Pope Francis | Closing talk, Synod of Bishops: Be open to the God of surprises
Pope Francis thanks the media as he leaves the concluding session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Here are extended excerpts from...
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Synod ends affirming tradition, leaving controversies alive
Pope Francis attends the morning session of the extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 18. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) Archbishops John Hung Shan-Chuan of Taipei, Taiwan, and...
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Reflections on the elevation of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace to the...
Sacred Hearts Father David Lupo, right, and Deacon Modesto Cordero, director of the diocesan Office of Worship, pray during the thanksgiving Mass. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Many Catholic churches...
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The rosary makers: A Kalihi couple and friends string beads by the hundreds...
Wilfred Soong Marion Tong 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,...
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‘Where saints have walked’: Mass of Thanksgiving celebrates the cathedral’s...
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...
View ArticleTwo of Hawaii’s original Carmelites die on the same day
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....
View ArticleIndia-based missionary order officially established in diocese
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...
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Diocese preparing to celebrate ‘Year of Consecrated Life’
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 |...
View ArticleBishop Larry Silva: Campaign for Human Development
“Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit...
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Cramped St. Jude Parish will be moving to a bigger place
Father Khanh Hoang, center, pastor of St. Jude Church in Makakilo, tours with project managers part of the 11-acre land parcel acquired by the parish Oct. 17. (HCH photos by Darlene Dela Cruz) A new...
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