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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.

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 18, 2007
Friday, May 18, 2007 (515 reads)


Dear quiz masters, I think I have come up with some questions that will challenge you this time around. We cover popes, bishops, saints, clerical fashion, and even some local facts. See how... Read More
St. Francis frail elderly program awarded $1.7 million contract
Friday, May 18, 2007 (588 reads)


The City and County of Honolulu has given more than $1.7 million to a St. Francis Healthcare program to provide personal care for Oahu’s frail elderly.... Read More
OBITUARY: St. Joseph Sister Jerome Mulligan
Friday, May 18, 2007 (557 reads)


Year after year at the Easter Vigil, Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Jerome Mulligan had stood beside the white-robed newly baptized as they surrounded the baptismal... Read More
Maryknoll to honor Hawaii baseball legend
Friday, May 18, 2007 (1064 reads)


Hawaii sports superstar Wally Yonamine is this year’s honoree at Maryknoll School’s Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano Award and Scholarship Dinner, May 27, at the... Read More
More than 100 Jesuit ‘alumni’ reconnect
Friday, May 18, 2007 (797 reads)


Calling up fond college memories, finding old friends among an array of school pennants, making new friends through shared experiences and, in one case,... Read More
Dentists flying in from Iowa to fix teeth of Big Island children
Friday, May 18, 2007 (749 reads)


It’s a story that will make you — and 100 children — smile.
A Catholic woman from Kamuela moves to Iowa, works as a pediatrician at the...
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Support the FCC scholarship fundraiser
Friday, May 18, 2007 (540 reads)


Oahu Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs (OCFCC) is continuing its annual Charity Queen Fundraising until June. This yearly project, which began in March, raises... Read More
Essay topic: ‘The heroism of Father Damien’
Friday, May 18, 2007 (858 reads)


In honor of Blessed Damien, the Damien Day Planning Committee sponsored an essay contest this year for seventh and eighth graders with the theme “The heroism of... Read More
On his day, Damien celebrated in song, dance, drama, prayer
Friday, May 18, 2007 (856 reads)


A light drizzle wafted down from Nuuanu Valley on the morning of May 10 and into the open rotunda of the State Capitol where dozens of plaid-skirted and polo-shirted... Read More
Diocesan Pastoral Council discusses ministries to young people
Friday, May 18, 2007 (537 reads)


Youth and young adult ministry in the Diocese of Honolulu was a substantial topic of discussion at the third meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council (DPC) on April 20-21...
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Oahu conference offering 30 courses
Friday, May 18, 2007 (694 reads)


The 2007 Oahu Catechetical Conference, June 13-16, will offer catechists, religion teachers and parish ministers 30 courses on topics ranging from church history, the ... Read More
OBITUARY: Marianist Brother James Roberts
Friday, May 18, 2007 (915 reads)


The Marianist brother who helped create one of the most beautiful worship places in Hawaii has died. Brother James William Roberts, a former faculty member of Chaminade University...
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The story of the statue
Tuesday, May 15, 2007 (1997 reads)


The Father Damien Memorial Statue stands alone in front of the Hawaii State Capitol, looking like a timeless monument. A duplicate sculpture is in the National Statuary... Read More
Damien junior wins three state speech titles in one day
Friday, May 04, 2007 (1440 reads)


Not one. Not two. Chris Ballesteros, a Damien Memorial School junior, took home three first place wins at the State Forensic Speech and Debate finals, April 14, at... Read More
Musical Mass honoring Damien will make its debut here May 10
Friday, May 04, 2007 (587 reads)


A new musical Mass, composed in tribute to Blessed Damien, will be sung in public for the first time on his feast day, in the church where he was ordained, in a language... Read More
Capitol, cathedral hubs of Damien Day activities
Friday, May 04, 2007 (912 reads)


Clusters of downtown activity will commemorate Father Damien, the beatified 19th century missionary to the Hansen’s disease patients of Molokai, on his feast day, May... Read More
Calendar: May 4-17
Friday, May 04, 2007 (601 reads)


* Month of special devotions to Mary
* Older Americans Month
* Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
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Academy athletics having very, very, very good year
Friday, May 04, 2007 (564 reads)


Sacred Hearts Academy sports teams are having a very good year. For the fifth time in eight years, the schools air riflery team won the girls state... Read More
Lifelong passion for saving the unborn started with 'impulse'
Friday, May 04, 2007 (856 reads)


Mary Jane Home founder and pro-life champion Robert Pearson shared his experiences counseling pregnant women at a Respect Life Evening on April 25 at St... Read More
Hawaii’s largest vicariate ponders its future needs
Friday, May 04, 2007 (579 reads)


Strategic planning arrived at the diocese’s largest and fastest growing region and received an enthusiastic welcome.... Read More
There’s talk, again, of a Catholic high school in west Oahu
Friday, May 04, 2007 (924 reads)


It’s been 45 years since a Catholic high school — Damien Memorial in Kalihi — has been built on Oahu.... Read More
Diocese buys 23 acres in Ewa for ‘gathering space’
Friday, May 04, 2007 (585 reads)


The Diocese of Honolulu on April 26 closed its purchase of an undeveloped 23-acre plot in Leeward Oahu that, according to diocesan planners, will be the site of a new... Read More
Graduate learned discipline, faith at St. Anthony School in Kalihi
Friday, May 04, 2007 (2473 reads)


Discipline. Faith. These are the prominent words used by 24-year-old Hazel Abinsay of Kalihi when asked to reflect on her student years at St. Anthony School in Kalihi.... Read More

 

  

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