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St. ‘Guy Next Door’: U.S. bishops affirm diocese’s effort for Michigan man’s...
Irving “Francis” C. Houle in an undated photo. During their spring assembly in Baltimore, the U.S. bishops in a June 12 voice vote indicated their support for Houle’s sainthood cause to advance in his...
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Photos: Taking Jesus to the streets
Anthony Selvanthan of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, leads the one-and-a-half mile procession through the streets of Honolulu from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa to the cathedral...
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Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a hands-on children’s religious education...
Star of the Sea ELC students River Shin and Wren Ferrara do “altar work” in their school’s atrium. (Photo courtesy Joan Hiel) ‘The child in all of us’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Michaela...
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Diocese-sponsored event promises summer reunions for prison families
SUN LIGHT, SUN BRIGHT A mother and daughter embrace last December at “Star Light, Star Bright,” the Christmas party organized by the Diocese of Honolulu at the Women’s Correctional Community Center in...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Grab the plow and don’t look back
Bishop Larry Silva blesses the youth of Holy Family Parish, Honolulu, at their confirmation Mass, June 30. Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina WITNESS TO JESUS | 13TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the...
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‘More than just young at heart’
John Arruda, 95, accepted and overcame the heavy price of Hansen’s disease to live a long, fulfilling life John Arruda is surrounded at an annual meeting in Kalaupapa of Ka ‘Ohana O Kalaupapa, an...
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Bishops blame U.S. policies for child deaths at border
Mourners in Brownsville, Texas, honor the lives of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his 23 month-old daughter, Valeria, at a June 30 vigil. (CNS photo/Loren Elliott, Reuters) By...
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Dario Rinaldi of Maui ordained a deacon, final step to priesthood
Deacon Dario Rinaldi assists Bishop Larry Silva at the altar at his deacon ordination Mass July 5 at St. Joseph Church, Makawao, Maui. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina ) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic...
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After 50 years, Moon landing still generates a wistful sense of wonderment
Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, lunar module pilot of the first lunar landing mission, poses for a photograph beside the deployed U.S. flag during an Apollo 11 extra-vehicular activity on the lunar...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Acolytes, Bells and Prophets
Photo by Lanju Fotografie on Unsplash It’s hot, my friends! Do you know what the pontiff eats when he’s hot? A popesicle! OK, he probably actually eats gelato but humor me here. Speaking of humoring...
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Moises Sandoval: Hard to be a good Samaritan
Border Patrol Agent Bryan Flowers walks above Pena Blanca Lake, a small recreation area about 17 miles northwest of Nogales, Ariz., July 16, 2014. Because of the water availability, smuggling routes...
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Mary Adamski: Words of love
VIEW FROM THE PEW The priest at a recent Mass invited us to look away from him during the homily and focus on the oldtime visual aid, a stained glass window depicting the Good Samaritan parable. It’s...
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Sister Assumpta John Theresa of the Risen Christ, Order of Discalced...
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Our language is the most important part of our being. I think it is important to learn other languages,...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Beyond the exit signs
Bishop Larry Silva looks on as Father Manny Hewe speaks to the congregation of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa at the Mass during which the bishop installed him as pastor of that parish July 7. (Photo...
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Korean Catholic Community now part of the (Holy) Family
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Young Kun Kim, chaplain of the Korean Catholic Community (HCH file photo) The Korean Catholic Community, formerly headquartered in Manoa at St. Pius X...
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Ruminations of an international priest
Hawaii has now become a chapter in my personal and priestly life. It has been a wonderful five years singing the Lord’s song in a foreign land. By Father Ramon Danilo (Danny) R. Laeda Special to the...
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Friends and Fathers
Father Alfred Omar Guerrero, left, and Father EJ Resinto, right, outside the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish in Manoa on July 18. (HCH photo | Anna Weaver) Father EJ Resinto and Father Alfred Omar...
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Father Clement Beeri, diocesan priest: The joys of interacting with the people
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One of the greatest joys of being a parish priest is interacting with the people. For example, I am...
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Cause opens for beatification of 20th century ‘Damien’
British missionary John Bradburne is pictured with a Hansen’s disease patient in an undated photo. He was kidnapped and shot in 1979 at age 58. (CNS photo/courtesy John Bradburne Memorial Society ) By...
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First annual ‘Sun Light, Sun Bright’ filled with hugs and kisses
A family reunites yards away from a wall topped with razor wire at the first annual “Sun Light, Sun Bright,” summer reunion for women inmates and their children at the Women’s Community Correctional...
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