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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.

Fire destroys St. Sophia, Kaunakakai’s main church
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (407 reads)


“The church is on fire.” The word spread quickly over Molokai by phone the night of Feb. 11, but not quick enough to save the 73-year-old St. Sophia Church in Kaunakakai....
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The Priestly Fraternity of Molokai visits island for the first time
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (312 reads)


No member of the Priestly Fraternity of Molokai had ever been there. Until last month. Father Thierry de Roucy and Father Gonzague Leroux visited the Hawaii Catholic ...
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A meal without meat ...
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (508 reads)


While stuffing yourself for Lent may seem contradictory to the spirit of the season, the Hawaii Catholic Herald encourages diocesan staff to do that every year. We ...
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Diocese welcomes four priests from elsewhere to serve here
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (392 reads)


Hawaii gained four new priests in the last few months, one from South Korea, one from Colombia, and two from the mainland. Arriving from the Archdiocese of Medellin ...
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Tiny St. Joseph, Hilo, on verge of hoop greatness
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (261 reads)


As if inspired by the diminutive biblical hero who slew the giant Goliath through the grace of God, Hilo’s tiny St. Joseph School has been playing the role of David ...
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Ask Mason and Teo: Feb. 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (227 reads)


Hi Mason & Teo, I have heard about your column and I am a baptized Catholic. I go to Word of Life Church with my girlfriend who is a born-again Christian. She ...
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Strengthening marriage, families focus of first-time forum
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (208 reads)


Help for every potential stage of a married life — engagement, wedding, kids, marital difficulties, widowhood, divorce — could be found in one room on Feb. 6 when ...
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Marianist Lay Communities members commit, recommit
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (212 reads)


Although the Marianist Brothers and Priests have been in Hawaii more than 125 years, the Marianist Lay Communities (MLC) have grown rapidly the last few years.
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Volunteer hospital visitors bring Christ to Honolulu patients
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (290 reads)


“I look at the hospital visitors as being like the Marines hitting the beach,” said former Army chaplain Father Paul Smith. “They give me a general idea of where the ...
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Diocesan Road Map to the future: Feb. 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (207 reads)


The continuing tales of Stanislaus and Kimo of S and K Construction, general contractors, bring to life a real story using fictional names and places....
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Kailua parish welcoming Catholics home
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (179 reads)


St. Anthony Parish in Kailua is holding a “Welcoming Catholics Home” re-acquaintance gathering for both inactive Catholics seeking answers about ...
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Family retreat program expands to parishes
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (217 reads)


Eight families attending the Marianist Family Retreat, Jan. 23-24, on the Chaminade/Saint Louis Campus participated in age-appropriate activities for ...
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20 join lay community in Wailuku
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (270 reads)


Twenty members of St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku made their commitment to the Marianist Lay Community on Jan. 26 during a 5 p.m. Mass celebrated by Marianist ...
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Photo: Remember when that Swiss Guard …
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (192 reads)


Jessica Anderson, Barbara Okamoto and David Villagomez share a laugh at a mahalo celebration Feb. 5 hosted by Bishop Larry Silva for those who helped in the ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Feb 19, 2010
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (237 reads)


Which of the following is not one of the three ranks of cardinals? a) Cardinal deacons, b) Cardinal priests, c) Cardinal vicars, d) Cardinal bishops ...
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Catholic school educators praised, encouraged at annual conference
Thursday, February 18, 2010 (195 reads)


Creative congratulations, a call for further evangelization, and a hot topic discussion of cyberbullying converged this year at Oahu’s Annual Catholic Conference for ...
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St. Damien celebrated in Washington’s National Shrine
Friday, February 05, 2010 (220 reads)


Faithful Catholics from New England traveled to the nation’s capital Jan. 31 to give thanks for the recent canonization of St. Damien of Molokai at the Basilica of the ...
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Bishop Silva begins parish visits
Friday, February 05, 2010 (174 reads)


Road Map in hand, the bishop is hitting the highway. Bishop Larry Silva has embarked on a parish visiting schedule this year that will see him at one or two ...
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Hundreds stand up ‘for life’ at annual capitol march
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (306 reads)


“We are here for one purpose,” boomed Father Marc Alexander’s voice over the sound system in the open-air rotunda of the Hawaii state capitol as he addressed the hundreds assembled there in ...
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Red Mass: Health care reform must protect ‘life, dignity of all’
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (207 reads)


In a talk that brought national front page politics into the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, retired health care administrator Richard Meiers told Hawaii government ...
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Diocese gives support to River Street housing project
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (228 reads)


A Chinatown homelessness project supported by the Diocese of Honolulu is in danger of falling through without enough community backing, and Bishop Larry ...
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Mother Marianne is back, an inspiration larger than life
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (348 reads)


Mother Marianne is back in Hawaii, larger than life. This time, she’s a bronze statue, striding on a grassy knoll at Honolulu’s Kewalo Basin Park toward the blue ocean lapping ...
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Work begins on St. Francis’ senior living Ewa project
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (253 reads)


Blessed Marianne’s legacy broke new ground in Ewa last month with the start of construction of St. Francis Healthcare’s newest ministry. To be called Franciscan Vistas ...
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House votes to kill civil unions bill for this session
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (195 reads)


First, a lot of mahalos are in order, said Dennis Arakaki, executive director of Hawaii Family Forum and the Hawaii Catholic Conference, shortly after the state ...
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OBITUARY: Sister Rose Kathleen Lenchanko
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (247 reads)


Sacred Hearts Sister Rose Kathleen Lenchanko, the youngest child of Russian refugees to Hawaii whose talents as an educator, administrator and linguist placed ...
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A simple birthday gathering back home for ‘mother’
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (209 reads)


Here at Kalaupapa, Jan. 23 is a very special day. It is the day Blessed Marianne Cope received life from God and special recognition from the Catholic Church. For ...
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Ask Mason and Teo: Feb. 5, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (358 reads)


Hey Mason & Teo, We saw the bishop at a recent event up-close and personal. How are we suppose to address the bishop when see him? (Stunned Silence) ...
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Photo: Mahalo for deacons
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (228 reads)


The Serra Club of Honolulu hosted more than 30 deacons and their wives at its annual appreciation dinner at St. Stephen Diocesan Center on Jan. 26. Each year ...
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‘10 in ‘10’ campaign tops Catholic Charities’ fund raising effort
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (207 reads)


“10 in ‘10” is the name of the new initiative designed to cap off Catholic Charities Hawaii’s $28 million capital campaign that is funding the purchase and renovation ...
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Photo: Toil and rubble
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (222 reads)


St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona is torn down on Jan. 22 to make way for a new church, now in the planning stages. The 159-year-old building had been vacant since fall ...
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Photo: Episcopal visit to Episcopal church
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (221 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva delivers the first reading at the third annual observance of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, held this year at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. Andrew in ...
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Kahala Nui donates $15,000 to Catholic Charities Hawaii
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (295 reads)


Kahala Nui, the retirement community next door to Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala, gave $15,000 to Catholic Charities Hawaii’s Housing Assistance ...
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Willie K is headliner for Kau Kau’s fundraiser
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (243 reads)


Maui musician Willie K will be the top draw at “Music Feeds the Soul,” a March 6 fundraiser for Hale Kau Kau, a program of St. Theresa Church in Kihei, Maui, that ...
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Island Catholics collect more than $67,000 for Haiti
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (180 reads)


As of Feb. 1, parish collections pulled in $67,940.42 for disaster relief in Haiti, according to the diocesan Finance Office (formerly Business Office). More is ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Feb. 5, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (188 reads)


Following Scripture and Jewish tradition (“On the twenty-fourth day of this month, the Israelites gathered together fasting and in sackcloth, their heads covered with dust.” – Nehemiah 9:1) on ...
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Diocese of Honolulu Lenten Regulations, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (328 reads)


1. All members of the Christian faithful, in their own way, are bound to do penance, in virtue of divine law. In order that all may be joined in a common observance of ...
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Text of Red Mass Talk by Richard E. Meiers: Jan. 21, 2010
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (173 reads)


Good morning — friends all. Thank you for inviting me to participate in this Mass of the Holy Spirit, which is held every year at the opening of the State Legislature of Hawaii. It is truly an honor to ...
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St. Anthony High in Wailuku kicks off $10M capital campaign
Thursday, February 04, 2010 (191 reads)


St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School in Wailuku on Jan. 21 launched the public phase of a $10 million capital campaign that will help build a tuition-assistance ...
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