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BACK-TO-SCHOOL 2008
The sacrifice of Lt. Col. McCloud
Friday, February 23, 2007 (1319 reads)
Before he was deployed to Iraq this past August, Marine Corps Lt. Col. Joseph Trane McCloud made sure to spend a “Daddy Day” with each of his three children. He and...
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Immaculée Ilibagiza: Forgiveness has set her free
Friday, February 23, 2007 (954 reads)
Forgiveness has set Immaculée Ilibagiza free. By all that is expected in human nature, the woman who survived with seven others by hiding in a tiny bathroom for three months during the horrific 1994 Rwanda...
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A REMEMBRANCE: Barbara Akeo
Friday, February 23, 2007 (395 reads)
The life and death of Barbara Akeo proved that true power in the Catholic Church doesn’t necessarily rest with the male, celibate and ordained, as is sometimes argued...
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11th annual Island Treasures of Hawaii
Friday, February 23, 2007 (263 reads)
Catholic Charities Hawaii is sponsoring the 11th annual Island Treasures of Hawaii banquet honoring outstanding Catholic volunteers in Hawaii, on April 27 at the...
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Artist Peggy Chun: Hands and heart
Friday, February 09, 2007 (500 reads)
On a bright Wednesday morning, a classroom at Holy Trinity School in Kuliouou is crowded with students sitting around tables and painting small, thick paper squares with watercolors. Written on the whiteboard are their instructions: “Wet on Wet. Base Color: Ultramarine blue. Drop-in color: Green-blue.”
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St. Francis Medical Centers under new owners
Friday, February 09, 2007 (432 reads)
Four maintenance men climbed onto the roof extension over the entranceway of the former St. Francis Hospital in Liliha and lowered a 70-foot long vinyl banner over the dark brown letters and symbols that for so long had identified the building as Hawaii’s first Catholic hospital.
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Donations requested to help pilgrims get to World Youth Day
Friday, February 09, 2007 (266 reads)
The Office for Diocesan Services is accepting donations to help Hawaii Catholic youth attend World Youth Day, July 15-20, 2008, in Sydney, Australia. Bishop Larry Silva will lead the Hawaii delegation to the Vatican-sponsored event for young people attended by the pope.
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Father Jason Souza: profile
Friday, February 09, 2007 (735 reads)
Father Jason Souza is a local Kailua boy who left for a mainland seminary about 20 years ago and ended up a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He’s back home this month with an Oahu parish assignment and the hopes of joining the Honolulu diocese sometime in the future.
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Calendar: Feb. 9-22
Friday, February 09, 2007 (264 reads)
9 FRIDAY: Ordination to the permanent diaconate of Wayne Archer, Joaquin Borja, Frederico Carahasen, Jr., Modesto Cordero, John Coughlin and Keith Galang, 7 p.m., Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa.
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Father Thomas Purayidathil: profile
Friday, February 09, 2007 (388 reads)
It’s a coincidence rather than a trend, but Father Thomas Purayidathil is the fourth priest working in Hawaii who is from India. He is, however, more recently from Oakland, the northern California city that produced Bishop Larry Silva.
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Sacred Hearts Academy receives grant
Friday, February 09, 2007 (264 reads)
Sacred Hearts Academy on Jan. 18 received a $500,000 grant for the school’s new performing arts building from the Mary D. and Walter F. Frear Eleemosynary Trust.
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Father Adrian Gervacio: profile
Friday, February 09, 2007 (366 reads)
Father Adrian Gervacio first came to Hawaii from the Philippines more than 30 years ago, on Aug. 5, 1975, to minister to the predominantly Ilocano-speaking Filipino community.
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Akeo funeral is Feb. 14 at St. John Vianney
Friday, February 09, 2007 (408 reads)
The funeral for Barbara Akeo, parish administrator for St. John Vianney Parish and long-time diocesan organizer and volunteer, is Feb. 14, at St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua. Visitation is at 5 p.m. The funeral Mass is at 7 p.m.
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OBITUARY: Deacon James L. Carroll
Friday, February 09, 2007 (372 reads)
Deacon James L. Carroll of St. Anthony Parish in Kailua was a dedicated family man who deeply loved his church, served as a Japanese interpreter during World War II, and won cribbage tournaments. He died on Jan. 22 at age 88.
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Kelly Rosati: Legislative update, Feb. 9, 2006
Friday, February 09, 2007 (610 reads)
The 2007 state legislative session is in full swing and several high profile issues are already creating controversy. The Hawaii Catholic Conference and the Hawaii Family Forum work in tandem tracking and addressing issues of importance to the Catholic Church and family concerns.
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Five receive 2006 Mother Marianne Award
Friday, February 09, 2007 (272 reads)
St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii recognized five outstanding employees of St. Francis Medical Center and St. Francis Medical Center-West with the 2006 Mother Marianne Awards on Jan. 23, Blessed Mother Marianne’s official church feastday.
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Osage ancestor talks with bishop at parish event honoring Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
CNS photo/Dave Crenshaw, Eastern Oklahoma Catholic
Carla Powell, an Osage Indian and lifelong parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Pawhuska, Okla., talks with Bishop Edward J. Slattery of Tulsa, Okla., during a special luncheon at the church Aug. 10. The bishop and Powell, an Osage Indian, were on hand for the dedication of a new parish shrine dedicated to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. Following the dedication parishioners gathered for a traditional Osage meal. The church, founded in 1890 in Indian territory, has had a longtime connection to the Osage tribe.
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