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Mary Adamski: Mercy, mercy, me
Supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are seen in New York City Nov. 8. (CNS photo/Alba Vagary, EPA) VIEW FROM THE PEW “Mercy, mercy, me. Things ain’t what they used to be.” That’s the song...
View ArticleBishop approves transfer of ownership of Wailuku school from diocese to parish
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In a Nov. 2 letter to Marianist Father Roland Bunda, pastor of St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku, Bishop Larry Silva approved his request to “transfer the ownership...
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Talk story: A year of ‘mercy ministries’
The crew working on the Mercy House for formerly incarcerated women. (Photo courtesy of the Office for Social Ministry) OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY A Thanksgiving roundup of Island Catholic efforts to...
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Jerry Rauckhorst: Man of mission and values
Jerry Rauckhorst, outgoing president and CEO of Catholic Charities Hawaii, talks to a Catholic Charities employee at his retirement party at the Catholic Charities Hawaii campus Oct. 28. (HCH photo |...
View ArticleQuestions and answers on proper handling of ashes following cremation
By Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — In 1963, the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued an instruction permitting cremation as long as it was not done as a sign of denial of the...
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Rest in peace: the church’s funeral rites
An urn containing cremated remains is seen in a niche in the Holy Rood Cemetery mausoleum in Westbury, N.Y., in 2010. During an Oct. 25 news conference in Rome, Cardinal Gerhard Muller, prefect of the...
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Proclaim Christ king of mercy, pope says, closing Holy Year
Pope Francis closes the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to mark the closing of the Year of Mercy at the Vatican Nov. 20. (CNS photo/Tiziana Fabi, pool via Reuters) By Cindy Wooden Catholic News...
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Photo: Closing the year
Bishop Larry Silva gives the homily at the 10:30 a.m. Mass Nov. 27 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. During the liturgy, the bishop officially culminated the Jubilee Year of Mercy in the...
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Photo: Advancing to the priesthood
Bishop Thomas A. Daly of Spokane, Washington, installed three Honolulu seminarians into new ministries, furthering their steps to the priesthood, Nov. 17 at Saint Patrick’s Seminary at Menlo Park,...
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Herald’s 1941 war edition expressed faith, patriotism of Isle Catholics
The front page of the single sheet Catholic Herald published four days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald HONOLULU — “Our...
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Word on Fire founder Bishop Robert Barron is keynote speaker for annual Red Mass
Father Robert Barron, founder of Word on Fire and an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. (CNS photo/J.D. Long-Garcia, The Tidings) Bishop Robert Barron, the founder of Word on Fire...
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Deacon ordination leads wave of Sacred Hearts vocations
Brothers of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary stand at the altar of St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki, Nov. 12. From left are Sacred Hearts Brothers William Gural, Darius Amansec,...
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Traveling icon focus of Marianists’ 200th anniversary
The icon triptych includes a depiction of the wedding feast at Cana created by an Italian Marianist, Bro. Salvatore Santacroce. Flanking the art are original letters penned by Venerable Adele de Batz...
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Chaminade University picks lay woman as president
Chaminade University’s board of regents announced Dec. 8 the selection of Lynn M. Babington to serve as the school’s tenth president. She begins Aug. 1, 2017, succeeding Marianist Brother Bernard...
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Photos: Transitional deacon
Bishop Larry Silva ordained Sacred Hearts Brother Jeremy Sabugo a “transitional deacon” during a Dec. 8 liturgy at St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki. As a deacon, Brother Sabugo will now be able to preach...
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Photos: Shining brightly
On Dec. 10, the diocesan prison ministry hosted its annual “Star Light, Star Bright” Christmas party for inmates and their families at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua. The day...
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Bishop Larry Silva’s 2016 Christmas message: Listening for angel voices
We need to pay more attention to angels! “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:14) That was their message to the shepherds that first Christmas...
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The house that mercy built
Diocesan staff, parish volunteers, Pu‘a Foundation members and community benefactors gather in the living room of Mercy House Nov. 27 after the newly renovated transitional home was blessed by Bishop...
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Photos: Around the diocese
Parishioners at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi, capped off a year of celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the parish with a “Centennial Choral Fest,” Nov. 20. Various ministries and...
View ArticleUpcoming rites bring deacon candidates closer to ordination
Friends, family and Island faithful are invited to two key upcoming rites for the diocese’s eighth and ninth deacon formation classes. On Jan. 15, 2017, in a special liturgical ceremony at St. Ann...
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