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Touched by the Holy Father: Island Catholics reflect on their encounters, close and distant, with Pope Benedict XVI (Read story)
 
A pilgrim’s tale: One woman’s visit to see Pope Benedict XVI
Wednesday, May 07, 2008 (565 reads)


Linda Cacpal is no mere “fan” of the Holy Father. Her enthusiastic admiration of his pastorship is more than matched by a solid comprehension of his message and teaching. So when ...

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Calendar: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (75 reads)


OnFire: Mass, praise and worship, fun, food and fellowship for all youth and their families; 5:30-8:45 p.m., May 3; St. Stephen Church, Nuuanu; InHim Ministries, 542-9736...

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Photo: Capitol recognition for 125 years
Friday, May 02, 2008 (90 reads)


Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis were honored at the Hawaii state capitol on April 1 with commendations from the state senate and house of representatives in ...

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Profile: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (85 reads)


Alfred Guerrero has always been ahead of his game. The college student has been teaching religious education since he was an eighth grader, sat on parish committees ...

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Honokaa parish to host ‘Pista Sa Nayon’
Friday, May 02, 2008 (78 reads)


Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Honokaa on the Big Island will host the long-cherished Filipino tradition “Pista Sa Nayon” on Saturday, May 17. The event, ...

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Shorter vigil ceremony will mark Damien Day this year
Friday, May 02, 2008 (100 reads)


Damien Day this year will proceed with some of its old traditions and a few new twists. First the new. The annual observation of Blessed Damien at his statue in front of the...

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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (77 reads)


What is the name of the month-long Catholic festival held each May in the Philippines in honor of the Virgin Mary? a) Crowning of May b) Mes de Maria c) Queenship of Mary d) Flores de Mayo ...

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Photo: Aloha cum spiritu tuo
Friday, May 02, 2008 (92 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva poses for a picture with Father Jean Marie Moreau of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest after the visiting priest celebrated a Latin Mass at ...

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Christina Capecchi: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (97 reads)


I have been watching “Dancing with the Stars” with an interest that verges on addiction. I enjoy the dancing, but it is the costume and makeup magic that draw me...

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Chaminade dedicates the three-story Sullivan Family Library
Friday, May 02, 2008 (112 reads)


“Isn’t this a great day!” beamed Sue Wesselkamper, president of Chaminade University of Honolulu, as the applause faded at the close of the ceremony dedicating ...

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Kuliouou church is Byzantine Ukrainian, and also Catholic
Friday, May 02, 2008 (106 reads)


What’s the best kept Catholic secret in Hawaii? It’s St. Sophia Grecco Byzantine Ukrainian Catholic Church! It’s wonderful that the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission appreciates...

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Top 10 list: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (101 reads)


Here are the top 10 states with the highest percentage of Catholics (you might be surprised by No. 1). The numbers are the percentages.

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Kalaupapa church marking 100 years
Friday, May 02, 2008 (102 reads)


As you fly into Kalaupapa, the most prominent building you see is St. Francis Catholic Church standing proudly in the center of the settlement. The heart of ...

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Message from Bishop Larry Silva: Affordable Housing Office
Friday, May 02, 2008 (81 reads)


Dear Brothers and Sisters: May the peace of the risen Lord be with you! One of the priorities surfaced by parishioners who participated in our pastoral planning process...

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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (71 reads)


It makes one feel very special to be genuinely welcomed. I remember the company official who showed up with the moving van delivering our household goods in ...

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Ask Mason & Teo: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (70 reads)


Hello Mason & Teo, I have been discerning about going into the religious life or priesthood. But lately, I’ve been interested in this girl. She is hot and I am totally ...

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Diocese eyeing ‘membrane’ structure for Ewa mega-church
Friday, May 02, 2008 (92 reads)


Vicar general Father Marc Alexander would like to see Hawaii’s next Catholic church as a five-story-high “membrane” structure big enough to hold 2,500 people rising ...

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A project good as gold
Friday, May 02, 2008 (87 reads)


Until recently, the residents of the Mary Jane Home in Kailua, which provides a safe place for women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant and with nowhere to ...

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Bishop Larry Silva’s Liturgical Catechesis: May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (75 reads)


The Concluding Rites begin AFTER the Prayer after Communion. If there are brief announcements or presentations, these should NOT be made until ...

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Hawaii’s priests to convene for a week at Turtle Bay
Friday, May 02, 2008 (100 reads)


Nearly all Hawaii’s Catholic priests will be absent from their parishes and workplaces next week as they join Bishop Larry Silva at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s north ...

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Bishop to open affordable housing office
Friday, May 02, 2008 (76 reads)


On Sept.1, Bishop Larry Silva will open a new church office to promote and develop affordable housing in Hawaii. He has named Msgr. Terrence Watanabe to be its first ...

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Touched by the Holy Father: Island Catholics reflect on their encounters with the pope
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 (170 reads)


By Bishop Larry Silva: It was a great privilege to have participated in the visit of Pope Benedict XVI to the United States in Washington and New York. The experience was tremendously ...

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In the words of Benedict XVI: remarks, addresses and homilies
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 (75 reads)


April 16: To President George W. Bush, South Lawn of the White House, Washington -- "I come as a friend, a preacher of the Gospel and one with great respect for this vast ..."

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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: April 18, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008 (134 reads)


Dear fellow geniuses, April showers will bring May flower processions and Pentecost and Mother’s Day and other wonderful things. In the meantime, enjoy the remainder ...

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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: April 18, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008 (131 reads)


Our diocesan Road Map for Pastoral, Program, and Facility Needs 2008-2013 calls our community to “Witness to Jesus” as we journey toward the ...

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St. Francis names director of new ‘Stay Healthy at Home Program’
Friday, April 18, 2008 (117 reads)


St. Francis Residential Care Community, a subsidiary of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, has named former home care supervisor Jacob Silva as program ...

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A life of surprises: Sister Rosita Aranita
Friday, April 18, 2008 (172 reads)


Hawaii-born Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Rosita Aranita, who is currently based out of St. Paul., Minn., was back in the islands in April for a short visit timed with her...

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Mana'olana: What your heart calls you to do
Friday, April 18, 2008 (134 reads)


For just over a year, SMaPPY! — the St. Michael and Sts. Peter and Paul Youth and Young Adults — have been helping the families living in Mokuleia Park on the ...

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Reparation to Mary group celebrates 20th anniversary
Friday, April 18, 2008 (132 reads)


The upcoming First Saturday, May 3, marks the 20th anniversary of the Reparation to the Immaculate Heat of Mary Association....

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Any Maui’d couple may join in celebration of marriage in Kihei
Friday, April 18, 2008 (122 reads)


Worldwide Marriage Encounter is inviting all married couples on Maui and their families to a “Celebration of Marriage” lunch and more, May 3, in St. Theresa ...

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Mana'olana: Ask Mason & Teo, God’s will and contraception
Friday, April 18, 2008 (122 reads)


Hey Mason & Teo, My friend is thinking about getting a procedure done so that she won’t have any kids since she already has children. I heard one of the popes had a prophecy about

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Kekumano dinner raises $180,000 for Maryknoll
Friday, April 18, 2008 (130 reads)


The 10th annual Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Award and Scholarship Dinner, March 16, at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Coral Ballroom, gathered more than 600 ...

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Orthodox churches are first stops for Catholic study group
Friday, April 18, 2008 (128 reads)


A caravan of cars made the quick trip from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa to Sts. Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific on Sunday, March ...

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A ‘most prized possession’ -- Chaminade's Sullivan Family Library
Friday, April 18, 2008 (216 reads)


A gray rain drizzled over the men in hardhats working on the black rocks and soil that will soon support a spacious plaza fronting Chaminade University of Honolulu’s ...

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Politics is a worthy vocation, says bishops’ justice, peace spokesman
Friday, April 18, 2008 (101 reads)


“Politics is a good thing,” the executive director of the U.S. bishops’ Department of Justice, Peace and Human Development told a small group of academics, clergy and ...

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CALENDAR BRIEFS: April 18, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008 (126 reads)


Saint Francis School’s annual Ohana Fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, May 3, on the Manoa campus at 2707 Pamoa Road will be full of activities for everyone. Highlights ...

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Bishop Silva names final appointments to diocesan plan implementation group
Friday, April 18, 2008 (161 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva has announced in this issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald the final appointments to the group that will oversee the implementation of his...

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Mana'olana: Top 10 list
Friday, April 18, 2008 (111 reads)


Catholic ‘mega-trends’ This list — compiled by the National Catholic Reporter’s John L. Allen Jr. in 2006 — includes topics relevant today. To read more on Allen’s selections, visit ...

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Mana'olana: Saints under 35: April 18, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008 (107 reads)


Sister Teresa de Los Andes, Chile’s first saint, born Juana Fernandez Solar in 1900. As a young child, she was recognized for her religious devotion. She took her first...

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Photo: Showing appreciation
Friday, April 18, 2008 (134 reads)


Clergy and religious pose with Bishop Larry Silva at the end of the annual Knights of Columbus Appreciation Dinner, held this year on the evening of April 3 at the Waikiki ...

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Photo: Ticket to see the pope
Friday, April 18, 2008 (127 reads)


Linda Cacpal, one of the Hawaii pilgrims traveling to New York for Pope Benedict’s visit to the city, holds her ticket to the pope’s public Mass, April 20, at Yankee ...

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Not your typical path
Friday, February 22, 2008 (314 reads)


When the Oahu-raised Glen Chun was accepted for ordination as a Jesuit, his response was one of amazement and gratitude. That’s because Chun did not take the typical...

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Photo: Ashes by dim light
Friday, February 22, 2008 (238 reads)


Nicolassa Aparra receives ashes on her forehead at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace’s noon Ash Wednesday prayer service on Feb. 6. Bishop Larry Silva presided at the ...

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