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Chuukese deacon Peter Soumwei and his wife Yustina Petrus in St. John the Baptist Church in Kalihi on Aug. 14.
 
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12 parishes to receive new pastors, administrators
Friday, May 30, 2008 (419 reads)


At least 12 Hawaii parishes will receive new pastors or administrators this summer. Two parishes will receive new associate pastors. Bishop Larry Silva announced the ...

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Father ‘Jojo’ taking California post
Friday, May 30, 2008 (279 reads)


After almost 18 years in Hawaii, La Salette Father Joven “Jojo” Junio has been reassigned to Southern California. There he will take on the challenge of running a ...

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First Hawaii-born Capuchin to be ordained deacon
Friday, May 30, 2008 (250 reads)


Capuchin Franciscan Brother Marvin Bearis of Ewa Beach will be ordained a deacon on June 7, in Sacred Heart Church in Yonkers, New York, by Cardinal Sean ...

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Hawaii Catholic High Schools Class of 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 (381 reads)


Class photos: Hawaii Catholic High Schools Class of 2008

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Two windward Oahu churches calling it splits
Friday, May 30, 2008 (303 reads)


St. Roch and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel parishes are calling it splits. The two Windward Oahu churches have shared an administrator for five years but, according to vicar ...

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OBITUARY: Maryknoll Father Elias J. Tederous
Friday, May 30, 2008 (243 reads)


Maryknoll Father Elias Joseph Tederous, who spent most of his 52 years of priesthood serving rural parishes on the Big Island and on the Waianae Coast, died ...

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OBITUARY: Thomas “Tom” Paul Papandrew
Friday, May 30, 2008 (274 reads)


Thomas “Tom” Paul Papandrew, who brought a life’s worth of experience as an architect, planner and manager to the Diocese of Honolulu as a pivotal figure in the ...

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Friends of Nakamoto garage sale to benefit cancer research
Friday, May 30, 2008 (183 reads)


Friends of the late Norman Nakamoto, former director of the Catholic Youth Organization, will have a “garage sale” and silent auction, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., on June 7, ...

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Myanmar church teams reach out to survivors of devastating cyclone
Friday, May 30, 2008 (197 reads)


For the teams of church volunteers from Yangon fanning out into the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta, the human cost is clear. It is not just realized ...

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Help our Maui youth get to Sydney for Youth Day
Friday, May 30, 2008 (173 reads)


Thirty Maui youth, ages 12-25, are united in their efforts to attend World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, Australia, this July. The youth of two parishes, St. Joseph ...

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Letters to the Herald: May 30, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 (182 reads)


The article in the April 4 issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald entitled “Celebrating Lives of Discipleship” featuring all of “Hawaii’s Jubilarians” really made my day. This ...

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It’s your special chance to visit Kalaupapa
Friday, May 30, 2008 (199 reads)


Only a few open spots remain for special one-day pilgrimages to Kalaupapa, June 6, June 7 and June 8, sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis. The day-long visits ...

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4-day retreat on Divine Mercy in June
Friday, May 30, 2008 (206 reads)


The Eucharistic Apostles of The Divine Mercy, in collaboration with the SHWAY Youth and Young Adult Ministry, Charismatic Prayer Group of Holy Trinity Church, ...

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Order to exchange big parish for small
Friday, May 30, 2008 (208 reads)


A pastor’s illness is forcing Hawaii’s Capuchin Franciscans to give up the administration of a big central Oahu parish for a smaller windward Oahu one....

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Head of Sacred Hearts receives university honor
Friday, May 30, 2008 (170 reads)


The University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va., has named Betty White, head of school at Sacred Hearts Academy in Kaimuki, as its 2008 distinguished ...

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Mana‘olana: Ask Mason & Teo, May 30, 2008:
Friday, May 30, 2008 (179 reads)


Hello Mason & Teo, I’m Catholic and serious about my faith. I was once engaged to a Catholic guy, we broke off the engagement because he wasn’t where I was ...

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Mana‘olana: By the numbers, May 30, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 (162 reads)


We all know Roman Catholics make up a big chunk of the world’s population, but just how big? Here’s a sampling of data from the 2008 Catholic Almanac. The Catholic ...

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Summer faith formation conference is not just for catechists any more
Friday, May 30, 2008 (194 reads)


This year’s Faith Formation Conference 2008 has a new name, classes in three new languages, and a renewed emphasis on reaching out to everyone in the Diocese of ...

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16-year-olds may now distribute Holy Communion, bishop says
Friday, May 30, 2008 (195 reads)


If they are properly selected and trained, 16-year-olds may now distribute Holy Communion at Mass in Hawaii, according to a new directive by Bishop Larry Silva....

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Kaunakakai still striving for dream church
Friday, May 30, 2008 (209 reads)


It’s a small church with big goals. Parishioners at St. Sophia’s Catholic Church in Kaunakakai have outnumbered the seats at Sunday Mass for as long as they’ve been ...

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Mana'olana: Finding faith on the Internet
Friday, May 30, 2008 (201 reads)


There are many quality Catholic website out there when you know where to look. Here are some sites recommended by local Catholic young adults. ...

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Chinese Catholics observe silence to mourn victims
Friday, May 30, 2008 (186 reads)


Catholics joined other Chinese in observing three minutes of silence May 19 to pray for and mourn those killed by the earthquake that hit southwestern China a week ...

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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: May 30, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 (227 reads)


Over the past weeks this column has focused on the planning principles that underpin our diocesan Road Map for Pastoral, Program, and Facility Needs ...

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Volunteers sought to teach pre-born development
Friday, May 30, 2008 (171 reads)


Hawaii Right to Life, a non-profit pro-life advocacy and educational organization, is seeking volunteer nurses and others to teach an instructional class to junior and ...

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Hawaii Catholic Harold's Quiz: May 30, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 (196 reads)


1. Sin & Virtue: Which is NOT one of the four principal cardinal virtues? a) tolerance, b) prudence, c) justice, d) temperance...

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Photo: Special day, special people
Friday, May 30, 2008 (182 reads)


Father Sydney Fernandes enjoys some time with the First Communicants of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish in Waikane during a reception after the First Eucharist ...

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Mana’olana: Calendar: May 30, 2008
Friday, May 30, 2008 (168 reads)


Ignation Spirituality Series: 7:30 p.m., June 24 and July 3; University Catholic Center, 1941 East West Road, Honolulu; $10 registration fee for two sessions on ...

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Photo: On their way to encounter the Lord
Friday, May 30, 2008 (178 reads)


The First Communion class of Annunciation Church in Waimea, hands folded, minds prepared, line up to enter the church to receive the Lord in the Eucharist for the first...

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Obituary: John Keola Lake
Friday, May 30, 2008 (247 reads)


Here is the announcement by Chaminade University of Honolulu on the death on May 14 of kumu-in-residence John Keola Lake at age 70. It is with great regret that we ...

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Miracles can happen ‘when you have a friend like Father Damien’
Friday, May 16, 2008 (677 reads)


In 1936, when Sacred Hearts Father Damien de Veuster’s remains were put on a ship in Honolulu to be sent back to his birthplace in Belgium, 8-year-old Audrey Toguchi ...

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Appreciation and apology
Friday, May 16, 2008 (253 reads)


Finally. After 140 years, and 8,000 lives surrendered. A thank you. And an apology. The kingdom of Hawaii began its quarantine of Hansen’s disease patients to Kalaupapa,...

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Bishop to lead his second Corpus Christi procession from co-cathedral to cathedral
Friday, May 16, 2008 (276 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate the Solemnity of Corpus Christi on May 25 with a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa followed by a procession to the Cathedral of ...

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Top 10 list: Mana‘olana, May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008 (216 reads)


By the Catholic Book Publishers Association, for June 2008. 1. A Civilization of Love, Carl Anderson, HarperOne 2. The Promise, Jonathan Morris, HarperOne...

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Cabico to be ordained a deacon May 30
Friday, May 16, 2008 (288 reads)


Back in Hawaii from theology studies on the Mainland, Jon Cabico said he has a “little bit butterflies” but is otherwise “humbled” at the thought that he will be ...

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Just a thought: Mana‘olana, May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008 (227 reads)


A few weeks ago, my parish of St. Anthony in Kailua temporarily relocated its Masses to the church hall while the main church’s interior undergoes a month-long ...

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Photo: receive the Holy Spirit
Friday, May 16, 2008 (257 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva confirmed 56 youths at an April 30 evening Mass at St. Jude Parish in Kapolei. Above, Bishop Silva anoints Chelsea Cagaoan, who took the ...

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Photo: Damien Day at the capitol
Friday, May 16, 2008 (227 reads)


A candlelight vigil in honor of Blessed Damien’s May 10 feast day was held on its vigil, May 9, by the Damien statue at the state capitol . St. Louis students hold ...

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All of which woman is capable: Hawaii’s first Carondelet
Friday, May 16, 2008 (239 reads)


She is the epitome of what a modern historical person could look like. Dark eyed, tanned, and always with a welcoming smile, Sisters James Therese Joseph from ...

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OBITUARY: Deacon Frank Singson
Friday, May 16, 2008 (267 reads)


Deacon Frank R. Singson Sr. was some fisherman. He caught the most. The largest. Big ulua. From shore. He once cast 100 yards in a competition. He was president of ...

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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008 (272 reads)


Have you ever noticed that the church leaders we tend to like, whether clergy or laity, are people who radiate a certain joy at being alive? They make connections with ...

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Saints under 35: Mana‘olana, May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008 (216 reads)


German Mariannhill Father Engelmar Unzeitig was arrested by the Gestapo in 1941 and sent to the Dachau concentration camp. In 1944, he volunteered to care for ...

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Kindness of immigrants transformed into a park on Pele Street
Friday, May 16, 2008 (241 reads)


One block south of the H-1 Punchbowl Street on-ramp in Honolulu, on Pele Street, tucked between two apartment buildings on one side and the freeway on the other, is ...

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Ask Mason & Teo: Mana‘olana, May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008 (221 reads)


Hi Mason & Teo, My late uncle was Catholic. He wanted his ashes scattered in the ocean. His family wanted to keep part of his ashes with them in these necklace containers. I was ...

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Maui Marriage Encounter hosting informational session on weekend
Friday, May 16, 2008 (203 reads)


Worldwide Marriage Encounter is offering an informational session about its upcoming weekend at 6:30 p.m., May 19, at a residence in Wailuku....

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Letters to the Herald: May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008 (196 reads)


Today my heart is overwhelmed with grief and my soul shrieks in deep sorrow as I learned of the recent passing of Marianist Brother Max Beyer at Mercy Siena ...

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OBITUARY: Father Thomas Killackey
Friday, May 16, 2008 (277 reads)


The last Hawaii veteran Maryknoll pastor to leave the islands has died. Father Thomas Killackey, who spent nearly 50 years working in Hawaii parishes before ...

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Kalaupapa celebrates Damien, parish anniversary, new pastor
Friday, May 16, 2008 (306 reads)


With a joyful Mass and luau on May 10, St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Kalaupapa savored a triple crown celebration — the 100th anniversary of the parish church, the ...

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Bishop asks parishes to help their newly unemployed
Friday, May 16, 2008 (225 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva wrote to Hawaii parishes this month urging them to help their members who have recently lost jobs, and attaching suggestions of how to do it....

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Musician to speak, sing at WYD Hawaii
Friday, May 16, 2008 (427 reads)


Internationally known sacred musician and performer Vince Ambrosetti will be in Hawaii July 18-20 to speak and lead the music at WYD Hawaii, the local event at St.

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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 16, 2008
Friday, May 16, 2008 (200 reads)


Hello quizzets, I was so busy as of late thinking of ingenious questions for you to answer that I completely forgot April 20 marked my first anniversary as a HCH column. ...

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Calendar: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (243 reads)


OnFire: Mass, praise and worship, fun, food and fellowship for all youth and their families; 5:30-8:45 p.m., May 3; St. Stephen Church, Nuuanu; InHim Ministries, 542-9736...

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Photo: Capitol recognition for 125 years
Friday, May 02, 2008 (268 reads)


Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis were honored at the Hawaii state capitol on April 1 with commendations from the state senate and house of representatives in ...

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Christina Capecchi: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (250 reads)


I have been watching “Dancing with the Stars” with an interest that verges on addiction. I enjoy the dancing, but it is the costume and makeup magic that draw me...

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Chaminade dedicates the three-story Sullivan Family Library
Friday, May 02, 2008 (355 reads)


“Isn’t this a great day!” beamed Sue Wesselkamper, president of Chaminade University of Honolulu, as the applause faded at the close of the ceremony dedicating ...

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Kuliouou church is Byzantine Ukrainian, and also Catholic
Friday, May 02, 2008 (333 reads)


What’s the best kept Catholic secret in Hawaii? It’s St. Sophia Grecco Byzantine Ukrainian Catholic Church! It’s wonderful that the Diocesan Ecumenical Commission appreciates...

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Top 10 list: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (280 reads)


Here are the top 10 states with the highest percentage of Catholics (you might be surprised by No. 1). The numbers are the percentages.

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Kalaupapa church marking 100 years
Friday, May 02, 2008 (260 reads)


As you fly into Kalaupapa, the most prominent building you see is St. Francis Catholic Church standing proudly in the center of the settlement. The heart of ...

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Message from Bishop Larry Silva: Affordable Housing Office
Friday, May 02, 2008 (259 reads)


Dear Brothers and Sisters: May the peace of the risen Lord be with you! One of the priorities surfaced by parishioners who participated in our pastoral planning process...

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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (264 reads)


It makes one feel very special to be genuinely welcomed. I remember the company official who showed up with the moving van delivering our household goods in ...

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Ask Mason & Teo: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (225 reads)


Hello Mason & Teo, I have been discerning about going into the religious life or priesthood. But lately, I’ve been interested in this girl. She is hot and I am totally ...

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Diocese eyeing ‘membrane’ structure for Ewa mega-church
Friday, May 02, 2008 (318 reads)


Vicar general Father Marc Alexander would like to see Hawaii’s next Catholic church as a five-story-high “membrane” structure big enough to hold 2,500 people rising ...

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A project good as gold
Friday, May 02, 2008 (375 reads)


Until recently, the residents of the Mary Jane Home in Kailua, which provides a safe place for women who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant and with nowhere to ...

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Bishop Larry Silva’s Liturgical Catechesis: May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (249 reads)


The Concluding Rites begin AFTER the Prayer after Communion. If there are brief announcements or presentations, these should NOT be made until ...

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Hawaii’s priests to convene for a week at Turtle Bay
Friday, May 02, 2008 (373 reads)


Nearly all Hawaii’s Catholic priests will be absent from their parishes and workplaces next week as they join Bishop Larry Silva at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s north ...

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Bishop to open affordable housing office
Friday, May 02, 2008 (248 reads)


On Sept.1, Bishop Larry Silva will open a new church office to promote and develop affordable housing in Hawaii. He has named Msgr. Terrence Watanabe to be its first ...

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Profile: Mana‘olana, May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (240 reads)


Alfred Guerrero has always been ahead of his game. The college student has been teaching religious education since he was an eighth grader, sat on parish committees ...

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Honokaa parish to host ‘Pista Sa Nayon’
Friday, May 02, 2008 (255 reads)


Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Honokaa on the Big Island will host the long-cherished Filipino tradition “Pista Sa Nayon” on Saturday, May 17. The event, ...

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Shorter vigil ceremony will mark Damien Day this year
Friday, May 02, 2008 (313 reads)


Damien Day this year will proceed with some of its old traditions and a few new twists. First the new. The annual observation of Blessed Damien at his statue in front of the...

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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: May 2, 2008
Friday, May 02, 2008 (249 reads)


What is the name of the month-long Catholic festival held each May in the Philippines in honor of the Virgin Mary? a) Crowning of May b) Mes de Maria c) Queenship of Mary d) Flores de Mayo ...

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Photo: Aloha cum spiritu tuo
Friday, May 02, 2008 (333 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva poses for a picture with Father Jean Marie Moreau of the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest after the visiting priest celebrated a Latin Mass at ...

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