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Pope Francis joins prayers for victims of bloody weekend
A woman becomes emotional during a vigil in Dayton, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2019. Pope Francis joined Catholic Church leaders expressing sorrow after back-to-back mass shootings in the United States left at...
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Catholic Advance Healthcare Directive: “I believe …”
This is the first page of the Advance Healthcare Directive written for Hawaii Catholics by the Diocese of Honolulu. It states basic Catholic beliefs on death and dying to guide patients through their...
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Making your end-of-life decisions in advance
CATHOLIC ADVANCE HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE istockphoto.com Gain peace of mind by answering the hard questions about prolonged care, treatment and pain relief ahead of time By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic...
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TERENCE RICHARD KNAPP | 1932-2019
Terence Knapp in the 1977 television special “Damien.” (KHET photo) World-renowned actor brought St. Damien to life on stage and on screen By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Terence Richard...
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Photo: Sign of peace
Hawaii Catholic school educators exchange a sign of peace at the 2019 Mass of the Opening of the School Year for Catholic School Personnel/Solemnity of The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin at St. Ann...
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Teen who died saving classmates in school shooting made a Knight
Kendrick Castillo, right, poses with his father, John, in an undated photo. (CNS photo/courtesy Knights of Columbus Council 4844) By Catholic News Service MINNEAPOLIS — As residents of El Paso, Texas,...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Is your faith wishy-washy?
“St Francis before the Sultan (Trial by Fire).” by Giotto di Bondone WITNESS TO JESUS | 20TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva for Aug. 18, the 20th...
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Catholic School good news stories
Mike Rockers, superintendent of Catholic Schools in Hawaii, addresses educators at the Mass of the Opening of the School Year for Catholic School Personnel at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe on Aug. 15....
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Bringing Kalaupapa to the world
The under-construction Damien and Marianne of Molokai Education Center on Kalaukaua Avenue in Waikiki. The project is the vision of St. Augustine Parish and its pastor, Sacred Hearts Father Lane...
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Michael Weaver: I was not ‘that guy’ anymore
Deacon Michael Weaver gives one of his first blessings as a deacon to Kathy Couglin, co-director of the deacon formation program in the Diocese of Honolulu, after his diaconate ordination on Jan. 31,...
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Mary Duddy: Dreams of marriage and newspapers
Tom and Mary Duddy, newlyweds. (Photo courtesy of Mary Duddy) THE MARRIED LIFE The first time I met my husband Tom was at a Cursillo closing Mass. He was playing the accordion and seemed so joyful I...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Good servants prepare well
Photo by Kaboompics .com from Pexels WITNESS TO JESUS | 19TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily of Bishop Larry Silva for Aug. 11, the 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time,...
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The ‘Real Presence’
Bishop Larry Silva elevates the host at Mass in an undated photo. (HCH file photo) What do Catholics really believe and how the church can respond By Anna Capizzi Galvez Catholic News Service...
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A fighter turned believer
Quirino B. “Reno” Remigio Jr. in his fitness gym, R Fit Hawaii. The physical trainer and mixed martial arts fighter became a Catholic at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea, on May 4. (HCH photo | Patrick...
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Kaneohe base chapel is a fitting tribute to late bishop’s impact
The Chaplain Joseph W. Estabrook Chapel on Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Kaneohe (HCH Photo | Anna Weaver) The Chaplain Joseph W. Estabrook Chapel is the only U.S. military house of worship named after a...
View ArticleBishop Larry Silva: Transforming anger into forgiveness
WITNESS TO JESUS This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Wahiawa, on their parish patronal feast...
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Together after 70 years!
Seven decades after entering the convent together, local Franciscan Sisters reminisce … and look ahead Class of 70 years ago, standing from left, Sister Theresa Chow, Sister Mary Edward Sugioka and...
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Do you have an advanced care directive? (Is it ‘Catholic’?)
From left, Joy Yadao, Eva Andrade and Father Mark Gantley were among the speakers at a Sept. 10 information session on the Diocese of Honolulu’s Catholic Advance Healthcare Directive. (HCH photo | Anna...
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Thousands in Mozambique, Madagascar and Mauritius gather to hear Pope Francis...
Pope Francis greets the crowd before celebrating Mass at the Soamandrakizay diocesan field in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sept. 8. (CNS photo by Paul Haring) Nitty-gritty ministry By Cindy Wooden...
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A ‘springtime experience’
The newly re-founded Carmel of Hawaii, standing from left, Mother Tessa Agu, Sister Mary Francis Apordo, Father Daniel Chowning, Sister Mary Elizabeth Sedo (first councilor), Sister Ann Therese Ocampo,...
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