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Diocese applauds governor’s veto of civil union bill: Above, opponents of the civil unions bill, gathered outside Gov. Linda Lingle’s office on the fifth floor of the state capitol building on July 6, raise their hands in prayer shortly after learning that the governor had vetoed the bill. Read story.

The sacrifice of Lt. Col. McCloud
Friday, February 23, 2007 (3325 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... Read More
Immaculée Ilibagiza: Forgiveness has set her free
Friday, February 23, 2007 (2881 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 (684 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...Read More
No meat, please, it’s Lent: meatless recipes
Friday, February 23, 2007 (3607 reads)


From piping hot and healthy carrot soup to sinfully delicious New York cheesecake, an array of meatless dishes greeted diocesan office workers at noon on Feb. 7 in the...Read More
OBITUARY: Franciscan Sister Francine Gries, hospice visionary
Friday, February 23, 2007 (553 reads)


The woman whose quarter century of pioneering hospice work helped thousands of island residents slip from this life in a peaceful, compassionate and pain-free setting, died on Jan. 24...Read More
Number of Hawaii catechumens continues to drop
Friday, February 23, 2007 (1058 reads)


The number of new Catholics being welcomed into the church at Easter in Hawaii continues to drop. This year, according to figures collected by the diocesan Office of ...
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‘Returning Home’ sessions an invitation to lapsed Catholics
Friday, February 23, 2007 (535 reads)


Do you know someone who has left the church, maybe a family member or a friend? Perhaps someone raised Catholic but who does not come to church... Read More
11th annual Island Treasures of Hawaii
Friday, February 23, 2007 (553 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... Read More
Catholic Charities honors volunteer, partners in mission
Friday, February 23, 2007 (608 reads)


Catholic Charities Hawaii celebrated its 60th anniversary, installed new board officers, and honored community partners and an outstanding volunteer at its...Read More
Ceremony for five concludes ‘marathon’ of deacon ordinations
Friday, February 23, 2007 (631 reads)


In the last ceremony in a “marathon” month of ordinations, the final five of the new class of 17 permanent deacons received the “laying on of hands” by Bishop Larry... Read More
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Kelly Rosati, Feb. 23, 2007
Friday, February 23, 2007 (1122 reads)


Here is a report on the activity of the Hawaii Catholic Conference and the Hawaii Family Forum at the state legislative this session. Both groups work together...
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Bishop’s strategic planning process moves forward
Friday, February 23, 2007 (500 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva’s most ambitious endeavor to date — the diocesan strategic planning process — is plowing forward pretty much on schedule, according to the... Read More
Artist Peggy Chun: Hands and heart
Friday, February 09, 2007 (1085 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.”Read More
St. Francis Medical Centers under new owners
Friday, February 09, 2007 (770 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.Read More
Donations requested to help pilgrims get to World Youth Day
Friday, February 09, 2007 (582 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.Read More
Grant to Catholic Charities will help new Big Isle immigrants
Friday, February 09, 2007 (530 reads)


Catholic Charities Hawaii announced on Jan. 31 that its General Immigration Services program received a $10,000 grant from the Robert C. and Helen F. Nichols Fund through the West Hawaii Fund Advisory Board of the Hawaii Community Foundation.Read More
Sister James Therese Joseph: half century of loving service
Friday, February 09, 2007 (575 reads)


Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet James Therese Joseph was honored for 5l years of dedicated service in Catholic schools in Hawaii at St. Theresa School in Honolulu, a school she attended as a child and taught at as an adult.Read More
Father Jason Souza: profile
Friday, February 09, 2007 (1728 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.Read More
Hawaii’s St. Francis Medical Centers: a capsule history
Friday, February 09, 2007 (827 reads)


  • 1927: St. Francis Hospital opens, May 9.
  • 1929: Opens St. Francis School of Nursing.
  • 1957: Opens day care center for mentally retarded children.
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Hana pastor Sacred Hearts Father Paul Zegers is retiring
Friday, February 09, 2007 (623 reads)


Sacred Hearts Father Paul Zegers is retiring as pastor of one of Hawaii’s most remote and beautiful parish settings, St. Mary Church in Hana, Maui, where he has served for the past dozen years.Read More
Calendar: Feb. 9-22
Friday, February 09, 2007 (536 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 (1038 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.Read More
Sacred Hearts Academy receives grant
Friday, February 09, 2007 (580 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.Read More
St. Francis appoints new administrative coordinator
Friday, February 09, 2007 (515 reads)


St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii has named Sister of St. Francis Ellen McClure of Pittsburgh as its administrative coordinator.Read More
Annual conference a celebration of Catholic schools, educators
Friday, February 09, 2007 (931 reads)


Oahu’s Annual Conference of Catholic Educators is a celebration of Catholic schools, Catholic school teachers, Catholic school administrators, Catholic school careers and Catholic school values.

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Father Adrian Gervacio: profile
Friday, February 09, 2007 (738 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.Read More
Akeo funeral is Feb. 14 at St. John Vianney
Friday, February 09, 2007 (764 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.Read More
OBITUARY: Deacon James L. Carroll
Friday, February 09, 2007 (740 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.Read More
Chinese Catholic Ministry to celebrate Chinese New Year
Friday, February 09, 2007 (587 reads)


The Chinese Catholic Ministry of Honolulu will celebrate the Chinese New Year on Sunday, Feb. 18, at Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala.Read More
Kelly Rosati: Legislative update, Feb. 9, 2006
Friday, February 09, 2007 (1167 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.Read More
Msgr. Mattimore in Massachusetts waiting out health situation
Friday, February 09, 2007 (540 reads)


Msgr. William Mattimore, the administrator of St. George Parish in Waimanalo whose health problems have kept him in Massachusetts for the past several months, hopes to be back in Hawaii by the fall of this year.Read More
Five receive 2006 Mother Marianne Award
Friday, February 09, 2007 (576 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.Read More

 

  

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