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HCH photo/Patrick Downes 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, Capuchins blessed with new priest Friday, June 26, 2009 (1090 reads)
Hawaii has a new priest. Marvin Bearis, a big Ewa Beach boy with close-cropped hair and a bushy goatee, dressed in the sandals and the brown hooded robe of the Capuchin Franciscans, the ... Read More |
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A big LIFT! Friday, June 26, 2009 (807 reads)
As a “mahalo” to all of his hometown supporters, newly ordained priest Capuchin Father Marvin Bearis gave them a big LIFT. With his friends from Boston and ... Read More |
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Journey to a canonization: June 26, 2009 Friday, June 26, 2009 (774 reads)
Joining the hundreds of Hawaii pilgrims headed to Belgium and Rome in October for Blessed Damien de Veuster’s canonization will be nine Oahu Boy Scouts, who plan to ... Read More |
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Maryknoll Sister chants Hawaiian at UN Friday, June 26, 2009 (424 reads)
The Hawaii Catholic Herald recently received a note from Maryknoll Sister Kathleen Skenyon about former Hawaii Sister Bitrina Kirway who served on a five-member ... Read More |
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Photo: Back to the future Friday, June 26, 2009 (379 reads)
Not much remains in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa after construction work began Monday, June 15, on its renovation. This photo was taken on June 18. Bishop Larry ... Read More |
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 26, 2009 Friday, June 26, 2009 (353 reads)
On July 1 Father Marvin Samiano will take over what diocesan position? Hint: The job is described by the Catholic Dictionary as “the chief judge and head of the tribunal of a diocese.” a) vicar general, b) vicar forane, c) vicar of Christ, d) judicial vicar ...
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Ask Mason and Teo: June 26, 2009 Friday, June 26, 2009 (256 reads)
Dear Mason & Teo, Maybe you can help me understand something. Each time I pray the Rosary with my family we recite the Apostles Creed. In the Apostle’s Creed ... Read More |
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Photo: Corpus Christi to the streets Friday, June 26, 2009 (276 reads)
For the third year, Catholics celebrated the Solemnity of Corpus Christi with a Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa followed by an hour-long process from the Kalihi ... Read More |
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Photo: May crowning in Kahului Friday, June 12, 2009 (312 reads)
Allie Helm, a resident of Hale Makua nursing home in Kahului, crowns a statue of Our Blessed Mother during the recitation of the rosary on May 19. She is assisted by ... Read More |
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Ask Mason & Teo: June 12, 2009 Friday, June 12, 2009 (288 reads)
Dear Mason & Teo, My cousin is an ordained minister at an Episcopal Church. She does what the priest does in the Catholic Church. Why can’t women be priests in the ... Read More |
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Photo: Learning about Damien Friday, June 12, 2009 (322 reads)
Sacred Hearts Sister Mary Dolorine Pires, center, gave members of the Missionary Basic Christian Community (MBCC) of Hawaii-Renew a presentation on Blessed ... Read More |
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God, sex and the universal longing Friday, June 12, 2009 (457 reads)
Theology of the Body, Pope John Paul II’s teachings on human sexuality, broke free from theological text books on May 29 and 30 when nationally known speaker ... Read More |
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Photo: Hispanic community Confirmation Friday, June 12, 2009 (314 reads)
At the Spanish-language Mass for the Hispanic Catholic Community at St. John the Baptist Parish in Kalihi, Bishop Larry Silva confirmed Aldo and Oscar Zambrano, ... Read More |
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The rebirth of Mother Marianne, in bronze Friday, June 12, 2009 (559 reads)
A year ago, Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis picked Sister of St. Francis Rosaire Kopczenski, a New York artist and sculptor and fellow Franciscan, to create a public statue of Blessed Marianne Cope to grace the Honolulu ... Read More |
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 12, 2009 Friday, June 12, 2009 (316 reads)
The word breviary comes from the Latin word brevis, meaning short. What is a breviary? a) name for a shortened Mass with minimal singing, b) the book containing the Divine Office (Liturgy of the Hours) used by clergy, c) a nickname given to a an unusually brief papal term, d) a small chalice ... Read More |
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CNS photo/Henry Romero, Reuters
A clown stands next to a statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe during an annual pilgrimage at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City July 22. Hundreds of clowns took part in the annual event to thank Mary for helping them find work.
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