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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.

Sacred Hearts Sisters 150th anniversary in Hawaii
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (1927 reads)


On Dec. 15, 1842, an excited band of missionaries from the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary left the port of Saint-Malo, France, on the ship ...
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Sacred Hearts Sisters missioned to Hawaii: 1843-present
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (646 reads)


Perished on the Marie-Joseph in 1843 en route to Hawaii: Arthemonie Cayron: France, Emiliana Gautiers: France, Maximie Hannier: France, Africanie Hermantiers: France, Calixte Legris: France ...
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INTERVIEW: Chaminade president Brother Bernard Ploeger
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (620 reads)


“Like a lot of things, factors come together.” It was a typical Brother Bernard Ploeger statement — lowkey, matter of fact, modest — like the man himself. He used it to explain how ...
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Photo: Jubilarians celebrating
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (301 reads)


Jubilarians celebrating 70, 60, 50 and 25 years of religious life renew their vows at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa during the Jubilee Celebration Mass on April 24....
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Photo: Toys for sick tots
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (358 reads)


Sheena Joy Malbog, a 2004 St. Francis School graduate and Philippines film actress, joined students from her alma mater on April 23 packing more than 600 stuffed ...
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Journey to a canonization: May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (351 reads)


The premiere performance of “Voices of Kalaupapa,” a musical work commissioned by the Honolulu Symphony Chorus in honor of Father Damien de Veuster’s ...
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Obituary: Henry Nalaielua, Kalaupapa artist, musician
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (864 reads)


Henry Nalaielua, who wrote about his accomplished life in the memoir “No Footprints in the Sand,” died early April 17, leaving the people of Kalaupapa to bid ...
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Do you work here?
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (338 reads)


It seems the Diocese of Honolulu has hired such a flurry of new staff at its downtown Honolulu Chancery building over the past couple of years, it’s hard to keep track of ...
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What would Jesus do in L.A. gang territory?
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (527 reads)


Father Gregory Boyle, or Father Greg as he’s most often called, is a nationally-known Jesuit priest and creator of Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit job ...
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OBITUARY: Maryknoll Sister Marguerite Retter
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (309 reads)


Sister Marguerite Retter, who served in Hawaii for more than 20 years as a school teacher, a retreat center volunteer and in adult literacy work, died peacefully in Maryknoll Residential Care IV at ...
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Maui Christian community candidates take spiritual journey
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (330 reads)


On March 27-29, 18 Missionary Basic Christian Community candidates from various parishes on Maui came together on a spiritual journey at St. Ann Church in Waihee...
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Diocesan Road Map to the future: May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (250 reads)


From March 29 through April 1, we attended the Convocation for the National Association of Church Personnel Administrators (NACPA) in Oakbrook, Ill., a suburb ...
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OBITUARY: Maryknoll Sister Winifred O’Donnell
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (373 reads)


Maryknoll Sister Winifred O’Donnell, who served in four Oahu schools in the 1940s, ‘50s and ‘60s, died in Maryknoll, N.Y., on April 15. After leaving Hawaii, she spent ...
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CALENDAR: May 1, 2009
Thursday, April 30, 2009 (236 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva will be the keynote speaker at this year’s two diocesan Faith Formation Conferences: June 24-27 at Damien Memorial School in Honolulu, and ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s quiz: May 1, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 (321 reads)


What is the oldest Catholic Church on Maui? Hint: It’s a mission church that dates back to 1859 and is in an area with a very windy road...
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HAWAII’S JUBILARIANS: Celebrating Lives of Discipleship
Friday, April 17, 2009 (1372 reads)


The Catholic Church in Hawaii honors those men and women who have given themselves to God and humanity, in vow and in sacrament, as they celebrate the anniversaries of their discipleship....
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Photos: Scenes from Holy Week
Friday, April 17, 2009 (483 reads)


Bishop Silva dries a woman’s feet as part of the Washing of the Feet ceremony during the Mass of the Lord’s Supper at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, April 9. Twelve ...
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Diocese hires director of real estate
Friday, April 17, 2009 (345 reads)


The Diocese of Honolulu has hired veteran property manager and real estate administrator Marlene De Costa as the diocesan Director of Real Estate. She will act ...
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Blessed Marianne’s remains rest in a new reliquary in New York
Friday, April 17, 2009 (310 reads)


Because she is a candidate for sainthood who has achieved beatification, Blessed Marianne Cope’s remains are now classified as relics. So they rest, not in a grave or ...
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Journey to a canonization: April 17, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009 (620 reads)


A new book about Father Damien being published next month offers a rare portrait of the priest through the voices of native Hawaiians who knew him. “Father Damien … ‘a Bit of Taro ...
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Public help sought in planning Kalaupapa’s future
Friday, April 17, 2009 (240 reads)


The National Park Service is inviting the public to workshops on Molokai, Oahu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii in April and May to discuss the future of Kalaupapa. The 12 ...
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Life’s lessons at center court
Friday, April 17, 2009 (262 reads)


At St. Francis High School, they take their basketball very seriously. The Lady Troubadours varsity team has been to the Hawaii State Tournament four times in the past ...

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Discernment workshop offered at UH Newman Center
Friday, April 17, 2009 (273 reads)


Jesuit Father Russell Roide will lead “Discernment — Finding God’s Will — the process of making a decision,” at the Newman Center, the campus ministry parish at ...
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Ask Mason and Teo: April 17, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009 (264 reads)


Hello Mason & Teo, I read your latest article in the Hawaii Catholic Herald and I found it rather interesting and truthful as to what we need to do to keep a closer ...
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Sister Eddie’s Store and more at St. Francis Ohana Fair
Friday, April 17, 2009 (316 reads)


The 2009 St. Francis School Ohana Fair, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, May 2, on the school’s Manoa campus will feature Xtreme Fun Rides, a rock climbing wall, ...
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Correction: Awakening Family Reunion
Friday, April 17, 2009 (270 reads)


In the April 3 issue, the wrong date was given for Chaminade University of Honolulu’s Awakening Family Reunion. The 10th anniversary celebration will take ...

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Hundreds of young Catholics carry their faith around Oahu
Friday, April 17, 2009 (346 reads)


The Way of the Cross took on a new meaning for 322 Hawaii young adults and high schoolers during spring break last month. That’s when they carried a wooden cross all ...
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Diocese schedules 48 confirmation ceremonies this year
Friday, April 17, 2009 (302 reads)


The months following Easter are when hundreds of Hawaii youth receive the sacrament of Confirmation. This year, the diocese will celebrate 48 confirmation ceremonies from April ...
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April is alumni month for Chaminade
Friday, April 17, 2009 (246 reads)


Chaminade University of Honolulu has scheduled several events in April for alumni and their families and friends.  A new event, “The 50-Minute University,” at 4 p.m., April 23, on campus ...
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE -- Dennis Arakaki: April 17, 2009
Friday, April 17, 2009 (417 reads)


The civil unions legislation, House Bill 444, was born out of deception and darkness and was on a fast track to passage until Hawaii Family Forum and Hawaii Catholic ...
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Diocese expands its response to child abuse
Friday, April 17, 2009 (295 reads)


April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In that spirit, here is an update on what the Diocese of Honolulu’s Safe Environment program is doing to further its ongoing ...
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Two-time Nobel nominee speaking at Chaminade
Friday, April 17, 2009 (258 reads)


Sulak Sivaraska, a Buddhist social justice activist and two-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, will speak about “Need and Greed: Buddhist-Christian Social Justice ...
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Diocesan Pastoral Council seeks five new members
Friday, April 17, 2009 (276 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva’s Diocesan Pastoral Council needs five more members by July 1 and is accepting nominations. The group, which meets four times a year to advise ...
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Four to attend ‘other’ canonization with isle ties
Friday, April 17, 2009 (339 reads)


Four members of the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii will attend the April 26 canonization in Rome of Blessed Bernardo Tolomei, the founder of the Olivetan ...
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Photo: City commends a century of education
Friday, April 17, 2009 (275 reads)


The Honolulu City Council recognized Sacred Hearts Academy for 100 years of quality girls’ education and service at a March 18 council meeting. Pictured, in the ...
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LA’s gang-alternative priest to speak at Newman
Friday, April 17, 2009 (262 reads)


A nationally-known Jesuit priest and creator of Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit job and outreach program for former Los Angeles gang members, will speak at the ...
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Photo: Old soldier
Friday, April 17, 2009 (314 reads)


Knights of Columbus carry the flag-draped casket of Father Edwin J. Duffy out of St. Pius X Church in Manoa following his funeral Mass on April 3. Brooklyn-born Father ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold's Quiz: April 17, 2009
Thursday, April 16, 2009 (300 reads)


At Holy Saturday Morning Prayer, Bishop Larry Silva prayed the Ephphetha Rite on each member of the elect present. The rite comes from Jesus’ curing of a ...
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Korean Catholic Community fastest growing in Hawaii
Friday, April 03, 2009 (855 reads)


For the last several years, when the names of Oahu catechumens are read aloud at the Rite of Election, the longest list by far has been from the Korean Catholic ...
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Brother Bernard Ploeger new president of Chaminade University
Friday, April 03, 2009 (504 reads)


Chaminade University of Honolulu on March 19 named Marianist Brother Bernard Ploeger as its ninth president. Brother Ploeger is the chief architect of Chaminade’s strategic plan for 2008-2013 ...
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From Pearl to Kabul: serving God and country in Afghanistan
Friday, April 03, 2009 (779 reads)


According to Father Patrick McCormick, Catholics in the Islamic world have papal permission to celebrate Sunday Mass on Friday, the Islamic Sabbath, as well as Sunday...
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OBITUARY: Father Edwin Duffy. Hawaii's oldest priest
Friday, April 03, 2009 (607 reads)


Father Edwin Joseph Duffy, a businessman-turned-priest who put his multiple talents to use for the Diocese of Honolulu for nearly five decades, died at Honolulu ...
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Star of the Sea to celebrate Feast of Divine Mercy
Friday, April 03, 2009 (331 reads)


The Feast of Divine Mercy will be celebrated at Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala, on Sunday, April 19, with a Divine Mercy Holy Hour and assembly at 2 p.m., ...
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Disabilities Sunday at Cathedral to focus on long-term care
Friday, April 03, 2009 (259 reads)


The Advocacy Committee for Persons with Disabilities of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace is featuring a state expert on long-term care at its quarterly Disabilities ...
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Photos: ‘When a guest comes, Christ comes’
Friday, April 03, 2009 (306 reads)


The Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii celebrated its 25th anniversary with an all-day celebration at its Waialua property on March 21. The ...
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Diocesan Road Map to the future: April 3, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009 (279 reads)


Do you know how many people live in the community surrounding your parish? Have members of a new ethnic community moved into your parish? Do they have ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold's Quiz: April 3 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009 (318 reads)


In the Roman Catholic Church, Easter Sunday is calculated as the first Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox ...
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OBITUARY: Samuel DiLorenzo, father of previous bishop
Friday, April 03, 2009 (356 reads)


Samuel Nicholas DiLorenzo, the father of Honolulu’s fifth diocesan bishop, died March 11 at a Philadelphia area hospital of congestive heart failure at age 93. ...
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Newman Center offering sessions on ‘discernment’
Friday, April 03, 2009 (270 reads)


Learn to discern. Jesuit Father Russell J. Roide will teach you. The director and pastor of the Newman Center, the campus ministry parish at the University of ...
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Workshops will teach harmony with the earth
Friday, April 03, 2009 (264 reads)


Catholics on Oahu and Maui can learn how to be more “creation-friendly” at Earth Harmony Day presentations sponsored this month by Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Joseph ...
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St. Francis telehealth care starts on Oahu
Friday, April 03, 2009 (295 reads)


St. Francis Healthcare System, the first healthcare organization to introduce home health care services to Hawaii, will soon introduce another first: telehealth services on
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Feast of Santo Nino celebrated by Kalihi Visayan community
Friday, April 03, 2009 (319 reads)


The Visayan community’s Cofradia Del Santo Nino of Saint Anthony Parish in Kalihi celebrated the ancient tradition of the Feast Day of Senor Santo Nino (Holy Child
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Chaminade retreat program marking 10th anniversary
Friday, April 03, 2009 (269 reads)


Chaminade University of Honolulu’s Awakening Retreat is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. Those who have been involved with Awakening as a ...
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Frank De Lima, Brother Noland top Damien luau entertainment
Friday, April 03, 2009 (335 reads)


Comedian Frank De Lima and recording artist Brother Noland will headline this year’s Damien Memorial School Luau, noon-4 p.m., on April 5 at the Blaisdell ...
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Journey to a canonization: April 3, 2009
Friday, April 03, 2009 (344 reads)


Question: If Father Damien were alive today, where would he be? Answer: Perhaps in India, where Hansen’s disease has stubbornly stepped into the 21st century despite ...
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