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In the Oregon State Penitentiary for murder, inmate lived inspiring Catholic...
‘Serving God, not time’ In this 2014 file photo, Archbishop Alexander K. Sample of Portland, Ore., and Hal Elkins are seen together during a Mass in the chapel at Oregon State Penitentiary. (CNS...
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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Christian Brother Brian Walsh, president of Damien Memorial School for the past 18 months, “will not be returning” this fall, said Brother Kevin M. Griffith,...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Be meek and humble of heart
Photo by Picsea on Unsplash WITNESS TO JESUS | 14TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily of the Bishop Larry Silva for the 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered July 4 at...
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DEACON ERNEST D. LIBARIOS | 1939-2020
Deacon was a popular college counselor who empowered many By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Her1ald Deacon Ernest “Ernie” D. Libarios Sr., a gracious man of God who rose from plantation poverty to a...
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Catholic Charities blesses new Maui housing for low-income elderly
Msgr. Terrence Watanabe blesses the site of phase of Kahului Lani apartment complex on Maui on June 25. (Photo courtesy Catholic Charities Hawaii) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Msgr....
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The chancery at your service
Deacon Modesto Cordero, director of the Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Worship, adjusts the monstrance inside the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa on June 14, the feast of Corpus Christi. (HCH photo | Dann...
View ArticleTalk story: Each statistic is a story
Augusta Ngombu- Gboli is a young lady from Don Bosco fambul in Freetown Sierra Leone, she today received the blessing… Posted by Don Bosco Fambul – Freetown on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 OFFICE...
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Priests ministering to the sick and dying encounter situations they have...
On the COVID-19 front lines Father Albert Ranallo, coordinator for Pastoral Care for Health Facilities in the Diocese of Providence, R.I., gets an update on the status of patients June 16, 2020, to...
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Fire ravages historic California San Gabriel Mission
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel in San Gabriel, Calif., caught fire before sunrise July 11, 2020. (CNS photo/Victor Aleman, Angelus News) By Pablo Kay Catholic News Service LOS ANGELES — The fire that...
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Talk story: Mahalo to our food pantry volunteers
HCH file photo OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Food pantries or food distribution activities … these are essential services provided to those in need.” (Bishop Larry Silva, memo to the Diocese of...
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Sister Jane Frances Leandro, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: ‘God, you got...
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald God waited until I was in my 50s and then he had his great laugh when I was asked to go on my first...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Grow the Word, sow the Word
Unsplash WITNESS TO JESUS | 15TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva for the 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered July 11 at St. Mary...
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Parish Pastoral Council Questions
June 17, 2020 To Pastors and Members of Parish Pastoral Councils Aloha! Is your parish pastoral council — pastoral? That may seem like an absurd question, but sometimes pastoral councils are so wrapped...
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The Diocesan Pastoral Council writes a guide for parish councils to keep them...
The cover of the Diocesan Pastoral Council’s guide booklet for parish councils. By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Every parish in Hawaii has a pastoral council, a group of parishioners selected...
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The story of the statue: How Father Damien’s capitol sculpture came to be
This story first ran in the Hawaii Catholic Herald in July 2008. It is being reprinted here after renewed interest in the Father Damien statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection. A duplicate...
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HAWAII’S 2020 JUBILARIANS
“God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply...
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Bishop Larry Silva: Finding the pearl of great price
Photo by Matthew Fassnacht on Unsplash WITNESS TO JESUS | 17TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time delivered July 26 at...
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Meet the new Hawaii Catholic school administrators
Compiled by Anna Weaver and Mona Ishihara Upper school principal, Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaimuki, Oahu Carol Chong Carol Chong was born and raised in Kalihi and attended St. John the Baptist School and...
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Gone, but not forgotten
Two schools that closed this year left an indelible mark on generations of island students, forging an academic and spiritual foundation that served them well over the years The Hawaii Catholic Herald...
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Leading Catholic schools through the ‘new normal’
Llewellyn Young, interim leader of the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, discusses the challenges of Catholic education during a pandemic and why he is up to the job Acting Hawaii Catholic Schools...
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