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Catholic congregations are shrinking across the state
An Oahu congregation: the number of people going to Mass is shrinking. (HCH file photo) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Fewer Hawaii Catholics are going to church. A lot fewer, according to...
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160 years of charity: The Catholic Women’s Guild, caring for Hawaii’s poor...
Catholic Women’s Guild officers pose with Father Charles Lees in 1984, Virginia Gonsalves, Ruth Flynn, Irene Coogan, Stella Baughman and Georgi Walker. (HCH file photo) By Patrick Downes Hawaii...
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The legacy of Saint Francis School
Saint Francis School in Manoa will shut its doors after 95 years at the end of May. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes) By Sister Joan of Arc Souza, OSF Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Joan of...
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Kalaupapa: How to get there today
A tour van and its passengers, including Bishop Larry Silva at right, outside St. Philomena Church in Kalawao. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald You may know about St....
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New vocations director is parish priest ‘on loan’ from the Philippines
Father Joseph Diaz at this desk at St. Anthony Parish, Kailua. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) Father Joseph Diaz has served in Hawaii parishes since 2006 By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When the...
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Phase two: Second group of parishes will move to the ‘proper order’
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s Big Pentecost II. This Pentecost weekend, June 8-9, the second of three groups of Hawaii parishes will make the transition to giving the sacraments of...
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With the arrival of 2 sisters from the Philippines, the house is full again
The Carmelites all together at their monastery on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center, from left, Sister Mary Francis of Jesus Crucified, Sister Assumpta John Theresa of the Risen Christ, Hawaii...
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‘Day of great joy’
Top row from left, Father Romple Emwalu is congratulated with the “fraternal kiss of peace” by Sacred Hearts Father Lane Akiona. Bishop Silva lays hands on Vincent Vu in the solemn act of ordination....
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Photos: Their first Mass
Their first Mass Newly ordained priests Father Romple Emwalu, left, and Father Vincent Anh Vu, celebrate Masses of Thanksgiving, sometimes called their “First Mass.” Father Emwalu’s Mass was May 18 at...
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Saint Francis graduates its final class
The Saint Francis School Class of 2019 sings its class song, “History,” by One Direction. (HCH Photo | Anna Weaver) Commencement ceremony at Blaisdell acknowledges school’s closure while celebrating...
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Battling threats to religious freedom requires vigilance
How the superintendent acted to change a bill that threatened the religious identity of Hawaii’s Catholic schools Q & A with Michael Rockers Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald Catholics across...
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The sisters behind the school: a legacy of compassion and service
The Franciscan Sisters of the Neumann Communities watch the May 25 graduation of Saint Francis School’s final graduating class. (HCH Photo | Anna Weaver) By Dr. Shirley Tamoria Special to the Hawaii...
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Sacred Hearts congregation experiencing a boom in vocations
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The U.S. Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts is experiencing a seminarian population boom. The congregation, which is headquartered here in...
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Sacred Hearts priests’ need for community leads to parish swap
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald With this year’s new clergy appointments, the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts takes over the administration of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Pearl City...
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10 parishes to have new pastors, administrators July 1
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Ten of Hawaii’s 66 parishes will receive new pastors or priest administrators on July 1, the traditional start of new clergy assignments in the Diocese of...
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As she retires, Betty White leaves behind her mark on the school where she’s...
‘Uncommon but extraordinary’ tenure Betty White sits at her office desk at Sacred Hearts Academy. She is often one of the first people on campus each morning. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) By Anna Weaver...
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Summer Spiritual Reading Suggestions
Photo by Angello Lopez on Unsplash By Sherry Hayes-Peirce This summer make time for a good spiritual read It’s summer. Time for some R & R — reading and relaxation for the mind, body and spirit. To...
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Bishop Larry Silva: ‘Give them food yourselves’
WITNESS TO JESUS | Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ This is the prepared text for the homily by Bishop Larry Silva, delivered on the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of...
View ArticleDutch priest critical of ‘euthanasia death’ reports of teen
By Jonathan Luxmoore Catholic News Service OXFORD, England — A senior Dutch priest criticized media reports on the death of a teenager experiencing depression, accusing foreign media of...
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Sister Maria Emma Quijada, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary of the...
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It has been 27 years since I started my mission in Hawaii. I have loved being with the people, my community...
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