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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.
St. Francis to admit boys in sixth grade next year
Friday, November 24, 2006 (1140 reads)
With the admission of boys in kindergarten this year, the formerly all-girls St. Francis School in Manoa was poised to be fully co-ed in 13 years, when those five year olds graduated from high school. However, on Oct. 23 the school announced it would cut the co-ed transformation time in half by accepting boys next year in grade six. Read More |
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A walk on holy ground
Friday, November 17, 2006 (1089 reads)
The story of Blessed Damien, Blessed Marianne, and the thousands of Hansen’s disease patients exiled to Kalaupapa over the course of a century of Hawaiian history has been told and retold in countless articles, dozens of books and numerous films. Read More |
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St. Francis Hospitals transfer of ownership Jan. 1
Friday, November 17, 2006 (1168 reads)
The sale of Hawaii’s two Catholic hospitals to a group of Hawaii physicians and a mainland-based hospital development company will take place on the first of the year. St. Francis Healthcare System made the announcement Nov. 6. Read More |
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Obituary: Sister Joan Madden
Friday, November 17, 2006 (794 reads)
Sister Joan Madden, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) for 59 years and long-time Hawaii educator, died at age 78 on Oct. 31 at her order’s Marian Hall in Dubuque, Iowa. Read More |
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Islanders visit original Lady of Peace statue in Paris
Friday, November 17, 2006 (676 reads)
Forty pilgrims — 36 from Hawaii and four from California — had the rare opportunity last month to venerate the original 13-inch tall statue of Our Lady of Peace in the chapel of the Sacred Hearts Congregation on Picpus Street in Paris, France. Read More |
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2 Hawaii groups receive Catholic Campaign grants
Friday, November 17, 2006 (614 reads)
Two Hawaii community groups received grants this year from the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD), which conducts its next annual national parish appeal over the Nov. 18-19 weekend. Read More |
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The marriage tribunal ministry
Friday, November 03, 2006 (699 reads)
Most of us know people who are Catholic and divorced. Some have suffered greatly through a marriage that was problematic from the beginning. Often children are involved. Is there a way for these people to find healing and be free to remarry in the Catholic Church? Read More |
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All of the way from Manitowoc
Friday, November 03, 2006 (606 reads)
KEKAHA, Kauai -- It’s a long way from Manitowoc, Wis., to Kekaha, Kauai. Four thousand three hundred and three miles to be exact. But that distance couldn’t stop the Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity ... Read More |
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A tsunami, fire, hurricane and six decades later
Friday, November 03, 2006 (696 reads)
The small, close-knit parish of St. Theresa in Kekaha, Kauai, has been through a lot since its first church opened its doors in 1941. There was the tsunami of 1946 that damaged property; a fire that destroyed the original church in 1977; Hurricane Iniki in 1992 that wrecked the school, rectory and convent; and the closing of Kekaha Sugar Mill in 2000 when many parishioners lost their jobs. Read More |
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Paauilo mission closed pending damage report
Friday, November 03, 2006 (544 reads)
Father Joseph Diaz, administrator of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Honokaa on the Big Island is considering adding 8:15 a.m. Mass on Sundays to accommodate the people who can no longer go to the parish’s mission church in Paauilo because it was heavily damaged in the earthquake that shook the Hawaiian islands on Oct. 15. Read More |
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COMMENTARY: AIDS outreach and ministry
Friday, November 03, 2006 (480 reads)
Twenty five years ago, a small bit of matter called a virus (now named HIV) made its way into the human population. After causing illness and death in a few people, it quickly exploded into a plague of biblical proportions reaching virtually the entire globe. Read More |
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GRANTS
Friday, November 03, 2006 (552 reads)
Dick Pacific Construction donated $15,000 gained from its charity golf tournament to Catholic Charities Hawaii, the agency announced on Oct. 24. The donation will support programs that help seniors maintain their independence. 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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