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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.

Four deacons emerge from the Micronesian community
Friday, August 22, 2008 (925 reads)


Four Chuukese permanent deacons who have been living and working in Hawaii have recently been assigned by Bishop Larry Silva to serve the rising number of ...
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Sacred Hearts establishes Molokai ‘community in mission’
Friday, August 22, 2008 (433 reads)


Three sisters and one brother of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary have moved to Molokai to create a “community in mission” on the island to ...
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After 40 years, Hilton Hawaiian Village cancels Sunday Mass
Friday, August 22, 2008 (743 reads)


After 40 years of hosting a Sunday morning Mass at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa, the hotel’s management has informed St. Peter and Paul Parish, ...
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Deacon series: Living the life of a deacon’s wife
Friday, August 22, 2008 (372 reads)


The Diocese of Honolulu will begin its seventh formation class for permanent deacons in the fall of 2009. Information sessions will be offered on several islands this ...
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Local Chinese Catholic Ministry welcomes international group
Friday, August 22, 2008 (408 reads)


The Chinese Catholic Ministry of Honolulu was blessed last month with a three-day visit by Friends of Jesus’ Passover, an international group of young Chinese Catholics ...
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CALENDAR BRIEFS: Aug. 22, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008 (363 reads)


The campus ministry of Chaminade University of Honolulu is planning a memorial Mass for the late Marianist Father John F. Bolin, at 10 a.m., Sunday, Aug. 31 at in v...
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Lahaina church to kick off year’s observance of 150th
Friday, August 22, 2008 (373 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a Mass at 10 a.m. on Sept. 14 at Maria Lanakila Church in Lahaina to open a year-long celebration of the 150th anniversary of the ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 22, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008 (357 reads)


1. Canon Law: Which of these terms does not refer to an area dealt with by the Office of Tribunal and Canonical Affairs? a) convalidation b) annulment c) radical sanation d) The office handles all of the above....
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Diocesan Road Map to the Future; Aug. 22, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008 (507 reads)


Vicariate town hall meetings are now taking place to facilitate the implementation of the diocesan “Road Map for Pastoral, Program, and Facility Needs 2008-2013.” These...
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Mana'olana: Ask Mason and Teo Matsuda, Aug. 22, 2008
Friday, August 22, 2008 (297 reads)


Aloha Matsudas, After graduating from high school, I went to school and worked on the Mainland. I’m a single guy in my late 20s and I recently moved back home to ...
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Bishop reflects on Blessed Mother at Legion of Mary retreat
Friday, August 22, 2008 (465 reads)


“Dar a luz “ (“bring to light”) is a Spanish term for giving birth. As Mary brought Jesus “to light,” so must we be “pregnant with Jesus” and bring him forth to others so ...
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Local couple go to Couple to couple convention
Friday, August 22, 2008 (360 reads)


Betty and Ed Coda were among the more than 150 families at the biennial convention of The Couple to Couple League International in Asheville, N.C., July ...
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Photo: Molokai celebrates gala
Friday, August 22, 2008 (382 reads)


Beneath a large screen displaying the coast off Kalawao where Blessed Damien first set foot on Molokai, Sacred Hearts Father Clyde Guerreiro speaks to the sell out ...
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Photo: St. Anthony family pride
Friday, August 22, 2008 (375 reads)


Edythe Campos, second from left, and daughters Pam, left, Debbie and Karen, speak about their history with St. Anthony Parish in Kailua at its 75th anniversary luau ...
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Mana'olana: Big Island young adults go up the mountain in pursuit of holiness
Friday, August 22, 2008 (402 reads)


“Do not be afraid to say ‘yes’ to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will, giving yourself completely to the pursuit of holiness.” With those words Pope Benedict XVI ...
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Photo: Deacons gather
Friday, August 22, 2008 (385 reads)


Permanant deacons and their wives listen to a talk on the canonical intricacies of marriage by judicial vicar Father Mark Gantley, Aug. 16, in the St. Elizabeth Parish ...
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Mana‘olana: Aug. 22, 2008, Saints under 35
Friday, August 22, 2008 (317 reads)


Born into a wealthy French banking family, Jacques Fesch was expelled from school for laziness and misconduct. In 1954 he tried to rob a currency dealer, and he ...
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Photo: Carrying their crosses
Wednesday, August 20, 2008 (313 reads)


At the beginning of the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit on Aug. 18, Oahu Catholic school educators carry in crosses decorated by Hawaii Catholic school students as ...
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Hawaii man ordained a priest for Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Friday, August 08, 2008 (942 reads)


A Honolulu-born man of part-Hawaiian ancestry has been ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Cardinal Roger Mahony ordained Kaimuki High ...
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Making a Catholic education accessible
Friday, August 08, 2008 (515 reads)


A Catholic school education in Hawaii is not cheap. With tuition and fees costing thousands of dollars each year, many, if not most, Catholic families simply cannot ...
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Back-to-school 2008: Enrollment drop
Friday, August 08, 2008 (443 reads)


Catholic school enrollment in Hawaii dropped by 194 students last year, ending a three-year upward trend and bringing it to its lowest figure in 10 years. According ...
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Back-to-school 2008: New faces
Friday, August 08, 2008 (665 reads)


The 2008-2009 school year opens with five new Catholic school administrators in Hawaii. Here are their profiles....
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Home from World Youth Day
Friday, August 08, 2008 (386 reads)


“Even if you were the quietest person, all you could do was scream.” (Joshua Kapika) “You have family everywhere just because you’re Catholic.” (Jeremy Sabugo) “It’s amazing how one little man can hold so much charisma and power over so ...
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Hawaiii Catholic Schools tuition, enrollment chart 2008 (pdf)
Friday, August 08, 2008 (420 reads)


Hawaiii Catholic Schools tuition, enrollment chart 2008 (pdf)
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Mana‘olana: Ask Mason and Teo, Aug. 8, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008 (353 reads)


Dear Mason and Teo, I know that I am called to the vocation of marriage. When I was 23 years old, I used to go with a guy for four years. We broke up and he moved on ...
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Bishop to preside at Holy Spirit Mass
Friday, August 08, 2008 (393 reads)


Oahu Catholic school educators will mark the start of their academic year at the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit on Aug. 18. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at the 8:30 ...
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Enjoying awesome Aussie-pitality
Friday, August 08, 2008 (337 reads)


Part of the World Youth Day 2008 included the “Days in the Diocese” program where pilgrims stayed in parishes across the country prior to coming to Sydney. Thirty-two ...
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St. Anthony, Kailua, celebrating 75th
Friday, August 08, 2008 (461 reads)


The first Catholic parish in Kailua will celebrate its 75th anniversary on Aug. 10 with Mass in its newly renovated church celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva and a luau to ...
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Portuguese council sponsoring 30th ‘Festa’
Friday, August 08, 2008 (814 reads)


Frank De Lima will top a lineup of local entertainment at the Hawaii Council on Portuguese Heritage 30th annual “Festa” — that’s Portuguese for “festival” — 9 ...
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Back-to-school 2008: NCEA-ACRE
Friday, August 08, 2008 (597 reads)


This November, Hawaii Catholic school and religious education students in grades 5, 8, 9 and 11 will be handed a 12-page white booklet with a blue and yellow design on ...
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Chaminade gets $6.5 million federal grant
Friday, August 08, 2008 (393 reads)


The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Chaminade University of Honolulu two Title III discretionary grants totaling $6.5 million to expand and upgrade the ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Aug. 8, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008 (421 reads)


This issue is dated 8-8-08. Which of the following is a biblical interpretation of the number 8? a) There are eight patriarchs of the Israelites found in the Old Testament. b) Eight signifies eternity because ...
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Back-to-school 2008: 50th anniversary speech
Friday, August 08, 2008 (615 reads)


In 1958, we were dancing to “Blue Moon” and “Young Love.” Elvis Presley was supplying us with our dance music. We were listening to his songs “Hound Dog,” ...
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Mana‘olana: By the numbers, Aug. 8, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008 (360 reads)


Georgetown University Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate recently surveyed 1,007 Catholic adults about this year presidential election. According to ...
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Photo: Environmental missionaries
Friday, August 08, 2008 (444 reads)


Social ministry volunteers from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa are all smiles July 19 after stenciling more than 80 storm drains along seven miles of Keehi Lagoon Drive ...
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Cathedral gallery featuring windward Oahu artist
Friday, August 08, 2008 (358 reads)


Windward Oahu photographer and painter Bonnie McCann is the featured artist for August in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Gallery. This is her second showing....
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Back-to-school 2008: Chaminade tuition aid
Friday, August 08, 2008 (433 reads)


“It is safe to say hardly anybody pays the full sticker price tuition,” said Eric Nemoto, director of financial aid for Chaminade University of Honolulu. It’s true. It’s pretty ...
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Journey to becoming a deacon’s wife
Friday, August 08, 2008 (389 reads)


The Diocese of Honolulu will begin its seventh formation class for permanent deacons in the fall of 2009. Information sessions will be offered on several islands this ...
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Back-to-school 2008: Reflections
Friday, August 08, 2008 (346 reads)


Lying under an old palm tree on the rectory lawn with Mrs. Waldrop, staring into the sky observing Mother Nature’s wonders, I look into the brilliant sun shaded by the ...
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St. Elizabeth Parish hosting golf fun fest at Waikele
Friday, August 08, 2008 (403 reads)


In search of a fun and relaxing round of golf this summer? There’s still time to sign up for the St. Elizabeth Church Ninth Annual Golf Fun Fest! All golfers are invited to ...
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National pro-life advocate to speak on Oahu
Friday, August 08, 2008 (579 reads)


National Catholic pro-life champion and spokeswoman Janet A. Morana will be on Oahu this month for a string of speaking engagements. Morana is the associate director of Priests ...
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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: Aug. 8, 2008
Friday, August 08, 2008 (555 reads)


Over the last several months, these columns have been devoted to reviewing how the diocesan “Road Map for Pastoral, Program, and Facility Needs 2008-2013” came ...
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Marianists offering retreat for the whole family
Friday, August 08, 2008 (402 reads)


You wish you could slip away for a weekend retreat, but don’t want to leave the kids home alone? Bring them along! Come to the Marianist Family Retreat, ...
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