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Diocese’s HOPE Services taking both urgent, long-term approaches
The lava flow remained active upslope from Pahoa on Oct. 30 as the tip of the flow was stalled about 180 yards from Pahoa Village Road, which crosses the photo at lower right. Sacred Heart Church is on...
View ArticleSacred Heart Church in Pahoa reaches out to vulnerable parishioners as lava...
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...
View ArticleKathleen T. Choi: Thanksgiving 2014
Each Thanksgiving I try to give thanks for a different list of blessings. This year I thank my fellow Catholics. Thank you, sacristans and altar servers. You bring reverence and order to our...
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Bishop’s Circle appeal has $300,000 goal
Bishop Larry Silva this week mailed his first round of appeal letters for the Bishop’s Circle, a special fundraising campaign for diocesan ministries. The mailing begins year two of the fundraiser...
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Another church, another time, another flow
The ruins of the old St. Joseph Church in Kapaahu, located about 3 miles from Kalapana on the Chain of Craters Road, were engulfed in a sea of lava in the summer of 1987. St. Joseph was the first...
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Ebola and St. Damien: Answering the call to compassion
Dr. Kent Brantly, a medical missionary with Samaritan’s Purse and an Ebola survivor, testifies before a House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee hearing on Ebola on in Washington Sept. 17. (CNS photo/Joshua...
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The little church that escaped the lava
The church building today, above, rests in the nearby village of Kaimu and is open to visitors. (Photo courtesy of Big Island Processing) As lava from Kilauea volcano on the Big Island continues to...
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St. Joseph: The perfect Advent companion
A statue of a “Hawaiian” St. Joseph carrying the baby Jesus stands in the sanctuary of St. Joseph Mission Church in Kaupo, Maui, during the church’s 150th anniversary celebration in 2012. (HCH photo |...
View ArticleKathleen T. Choi: It’s tempting
We’ve had several burglaries recently in our neighborhood. The neighborhood watch committee has urged residents to keep our doors locked even when we’re home and windows latched whenever we’re away....
View ArticlePope Francis urges Muslim leaders to condemn violence done in name of Islam
ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM ISTANBUL — Pope Francis called on political and religious leaders across the Muslim world to condemn violence done in the name of Islam. The pope said he told Turkish...
View ArticlePope Francis in Turkey: A look at Christianity on the margins
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople embrace during a prayer service in the patriarchal Church of St. George in Istanbul Nov. 29. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY —...
View ArticleHoly Family Parish buys Navy land it has used for 64 years
The Holy Family Church building on 830 Main St., shown here in a photo taken Nov. 25, lies in a neighborhood of Naval housing and other facilities near the Honolulu International Airport. (HCH photo |...
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Deacon class: What does this ordination mean to me?
Deacon candidates and their wives gather following the Dec. 15, 2013 Mass in which the bishop conferred on the men the Ministry of Reader. (HCH file photo) “What does this ordination mean to me?” The...
View ArticleBishop to ordain 13 permanent deacons in January
The diocese’s seventh permanent diaconate class stands with Bishop Larry Silva, center, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, May 17, 2014, after the Rite of Acolyte liturgy. (HCH file photo) Bishop Larry...
View ArticleFather Kenneth Doyle: I’ve been asked to scatter ashes
I’ve been asked to scatter ashes Q: I understand that, as Catholics, if we choose to be cremated our cremains are to be treated with dignity and must be buried or entombed. My husband and I have two...
View ArticlePope calls for more ‘integration’ of divorced Catholics, gays
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis said that the Catholic Church must consider various ways to integrate the divorced and civilly remarried in the life of the church — not merely allowing them to receive...
View ArticlePre-Christmas Masses at dawn: A long and cherished Philippine tradition
The Masses celebrated in the Philippines in the early hours of the morning, usually at 4 a.m., for the nine days immediately before Christmas, has many names, most used interchangeably. In Filipino it...
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Pope Francis: Do not be complicit, indifferent to tragedy of exploitation
Pope Francis speaks at his general audience in St. Peter’s Square Dec. 10. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — When shopping and when interacting with people on city streets, everyone can help fight...
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Knights of Columbus’ generous Christmas spirit lasts year-round
Charity. Unity. Fraternity. Patriotism. The four core values of the Knights of Columbus, a worldwide organization for Catholic men, encourage a spirit of giving and goodwill 365 days a year. Through...
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Bishop Larry Silva | 2014 Christmas message
“Nativity at Night” by Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni depicts the birth of Christ in a Bethlehem manger. (CNS/Bridgeman Art Library) On that first Christmas night the angels sang, “Peace on earth!”...
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