Mary Adamski (on stewardship): Christmas! Let’s run with it
VIEW FROM THE PEW It’s the seventh day of Christmas and we should still be on a hallelujah high. (Eighth, ninth, if you lagged in opening this paper, and still happy we’re in a season that didn’t end...
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Recap 2015: A month-by-month review of a year in Hawaii Catholic news
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald City and County of Honolulu councilman Brandon Elefante presents Bishop Larry Silva with a special proclamation on the 10th anniversary of the bishop’s...
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2015 Diocesan Stewardship Report
The Diocese of Honolulu is publishing an expanded “Diocesan Stewardship Report” in the Jan. 1, 2016, Hawaii Catholic Herald. The 12-page report includes annual financial figures from the diocesan...
View ArticleAnnual Stewardship Day to offer inspiration, practical advice
The diocese’s fourth annual Stewardship Day, Feb. 6 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, will feature talks and workshops by local church leaders that build on what organizer Mark Clark calls “the synergy...
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U.S. bishop says Palestinians in Cremisan Valley ‘have lost hope’
An elderly woman prays as Latin Patriarch Fouad Twal of Jerusalem concelebrates Mass Jan. 10 with a delegation of bishops from North America, Europe and South Africa at the Church of the Annunciation...
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Into the lion’s den: Popes meet press
Pope Francis answers questions from journalists during his first press conference aboard his flight from Rio de Janeiro to Rome in this July 29, 2013, file photo. The pope spent 80 minutes answering...
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Ceremonies mark 150th anniversary of first exiles to Kalaupapa
By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald KALAUPAPA — The gathering at the Kalaupapa wharf on a blustery Jan. 6 was to remember a sad beginning: the 150th anniversary of when the first 12 people were...
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A century in the city
Bishop Larry Silva celebrates a special Mass Jan. 10 to begin St. Anthony 100th anniversary year. St. Anthony Church in Kalihi begins the celebration of its 100th anniversary year Story and photos by...
View ArticleOffice for Social Ministry: Connecting Advent and Lent
TALK STORY On the first Sunday of the New Year we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany — the culmination of the Christmas story that focused on wise men seeking to connect with Emmanuel, “God with us.”...
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Diocese hosting Taize prayer in observance of Christian Unity week
Praying around the cross at last year’s Taize prayer for Christian unity. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The Diocese of Honolulu is hosting a Taize Prayer around the Cross in observance of the 2016...
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2016 Red Mass | Archbishop Bernardito Auza: homily text
Archbishop Bernardito Auza preaches at the Red Mass for the Diocese of Honolulu, Jan. 19 in the Cathedral Basilica of the Diocese of Honolulu. ‘Give your servants, Lord, an understanding heart’ Here...
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Cathedral Catholic Academy closing
Cathedral Catholic Academy in the Nuuanu district of Honolulu on Jan. 21 still displays the “Cathedral School” sign. Low enrollment causes school to shutter its doors in June after 80 years at its...
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Full transition to second grade Confirmation to take 5 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Soon Confirmation in Hawaii will no longer be a high school sacrament but one received in the second grade, with first Holy Communion. The change will be...
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Letter | Bishop Larry Silva: Living as one global family
CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES LENTEN RICE BOWL “We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family.” (Pope Francis, “Laudato Is’”) Dear Friends in Christ, As we focus on the family in...
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CRS’s Lenten program helps develop a spirituality of gratitude
More than a bowl of rice By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald “We need to strengthen the conviction that we are one single human family. There are no frontiers or barriers, political or...
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Red Mass speaker says the world needs more ‘understanding hearts’
Bishop Larry Silva addresses government leaders in the congregation before the final blessing. (HCH photos by Darlene Dela Cruz) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “The world needs many more men...
View Article185 to be baptized at Easter Vigil this year
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii catechumens preparing for baptism on the Vigil of Easter, March 26, will be welcomed in four Rites of Election this weekend on Maui, Kauai, Oahu and the...
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Vocation must be ‘about Christ,’ homilist says of the consecrated life
Religious sisters attend the closing Mass for the Year of Consecrated Life, Feb. 6, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Sacred Hearts Academy students dance. Story and photos by Patrick Downes Hawaii...
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Obituary: Deacon Sidney J. Townsley | 1924-2016
Marine zoologist found joy sharing the faith By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sidney Joseph Townsley, who once said his “main joy” as a deacon was bringing people into the Catholic faith...
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St. Patrick piano teacher celebrates 60 years in Catholic schools
Sacred Hearts Sister Anne Marie Tamanaha was among several educators honored for milestone anniversaries. Sister Anne Marie marked 60 years of teaching. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) By Patrick...
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