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Maunaloa, Molokai: Down but not out
Friday, November 28, 2008 (1335 reads)


Sometimes it seems like the people of Maunaloa, on the West end of Molokai, can’t catch a break. Molokai Ranch, the island’s largest private employer and land owner, shut down ...
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Hawaii’s Catholic school enrollment lowest since 1946
Friday, November 28, 2008 (1052 reads)


An overall drop in enrollment of 422 this fall has caused the number of Catholic school students in Hawaii to be under 11,000 for the first time since 1946....
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Remembering Peggy Chun: A portrait of courage
Friday, November 28, 2008 (1181 reads)


There are some people who, when they’re around, make life fun and interesting and, because of their unconditional love, make you feel blessed for having spent time with ...
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Diocese transfers Big Isle food bank to the community
Friday, November 28, 2008 (667 reads)


More than 20 years ago, as the new Big Island community organizer for the Office of Social Ministry (OSM), Carol Ignacio interviewed about 300 people working in social...
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For the least of my children
Friday, November 28, 2008 (880 reads)


It wasn’t something he expected, but after a couple of careers and more than two decades into retirement, George Brosky’s life changed dramatically. It happened ...
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The Great Kyoto Martyrdom
Friday, November 28, 2008 (1983 reads)


Of the 188 martyrs beatified in Nagasaki on Nov. 24, 52 were martyred in Kyoto, on the bank of the river which runs through the center of the city....
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Pilgrim destination: Molokai anticipates canonization
Friday, November 28, 2008 (683 reads)


While airline flights and hotel accommodations are being scoped out for the hundreds of people expected to travel to Rome next year to see Blessed Damien declared a saint, ...
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Ask Mason and Teo: Nov. 28, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 (584 reads)


Dear Mason and Teo, I am a parent who wanted very much for our children to keep up their faith in God by attending Sunday Mass. When our two sons left our home they disregarded their ...
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Damien names director of institutional advancement
Friday, November 28, 2008 (626 reads)


Damien Memorial School has named David Gibson of Kaneohe as its new director of institutional advancement. His duties include directing the development office and ...
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Correction: Nov. 28, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 (555 reads)


In the sidebar to the Oct. 31 special section celebrating the 125th anniversary of the Sisters of St. Francis in Hawaii titled “125 fascinating facts about the Sisters of St. ...
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Chaminade is Hawaii’s only ‘College of Distinction’
Friday, November 28, 2008 (1221 reads)


Chaminade University of Honolulu is the only school in Hawaii to be profiled in the newly-released 2008-2009 edition of Colleges of Distinction....
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Religious retirement fund gave two Hawaii grants last year
Friday, November 28, 2008 (601 reads)


Two religious orders in Hawaii received grants last year from the Retirement Fund for Religious which conducts its 21st annual parish appeal this year on Dec. 14....
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Photo: Aloha to two priests
Friday, November 28, 2008 (695 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva greets the congregation at the funeral of Sacred Hearts Fathers Joseph Hendriks and Father Francis Schellemans Nov. 22 at St. Patrick Church in...
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Photo: Kealakekua meeting of the board
Friday, November 28, 2008 (650 reads)


The Diocesan Youth and Young Adult Executive Board met Nov. 8 at St. John Church in Kealakekua on the Big Island to plan the Dec. 5-6 General Youth and ...
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Mana'olana: Gabriel gets a new coat, white
Friday, November 28, 2008 (722 reads)


Few members of this far-flung Catholic community on Maui’s eastern coast, tucked in the Keanae-Waipio Valley three-fourths of the way to Hana, a place of tropical ...
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Jayne Mondoy: ADVENT REFLECTION
Friday, November 28, 2008 (763 reads)


My daughter, who attends college on the mainland, turned 19 a few weeks ago. While it’s not the first time we’ve been apart on her birthday, I’m still rather new at ...
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Letters to the Herald: Nov. 28, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 (539 reads)


Did we as Christians, especially Catholic Christians, vote to perpetuate the intrinsic evil of genocide (abortion)? Yes, we did. I guess we did not form our consciences to a ...
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FACE Maui pledges action on housing, jobs, immigration
Friday, November 28, 2008 (609 reads)


The Maui division of Faith Action for Community Equity, or FACE, had its coming out party on Nov. 15 at Christ the King Church in Kahului. About 400 community ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 28, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 (605 reads)


Which observance is celebrated on the last Sunday of Ordinary Time? (Hint: If you were at Mass last weekend you should know this one.) a) the First Sunday of Advent, b) the Feast of Corpus  ...
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Prayers around the Advent Wreath: Nov. 28, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008 (2206 reads)


On the first Sunday of Advent, the family gathers to first bless the wreath. The Leader, usually the father, sprinkles the wreath with holy water. Leader: Our help is in the name of the Lord. ...
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Nuuanu’s St. Stephen Parish celebrating its 75th anniversary
Friday, November 28, 2008 (1696 reads)


Cool and lush Nuuanu just outside downtown Honolulu is the home to St. Stephen Church, one of the oldest churches in the valley. It marks its 75th anniversary as a ...
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Quiet ‘Catholic’ in action
Friday, November 14, 2008 (2289 reads)


Clarence T.C. Ching. That’s a name Hawaii residents are hearing and seeing in the news a lot lately thanks to a surge in charitable contributions by the foundation that ...
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Reenactment of Marianne arrival caps anniversary year
Friday, November 14, 2008 (787 reads)


The big dark-coated horse clip-clopped up Fort Street pulling a shiny red carriage, decorated with royal Hawaiian insignia, driven by a beefy man in a broad-rimmed ...
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OBITUARY: Sacred Hearts Father Joseph Hendriks
Friday, November 14, 2008 (1098 reads)


Sacred Hearts Father Joseph Hendriks, whose long life followed the track of his childhood hero, Father Damien, into the priesthood, over to Hawaii and finally to ...
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FACE Maui to mark founding with ‘covenant celebration’
Friday, November 14, 2008 (1282 reads)


FACE has come to the Valley Island — in a big way. The Maui sister organization of Faith Action for Community Equity (FACE), the Oahu interfaith organization established ...
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St. Anthony proud of its champ
Friday, November 14, 2008 (884 reads)


What an honor for a local boy graduate of an island high school! No, not Barack Obama. Shane Victorino, 1999 graduate of St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High ...
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OBITUARY: Maryknoll Sister Virginia Therese Johnson
Friday, November 14, 2008 (851 reads)


Maryknoll Sister Virginia Therese Johnson, who came to Honolulu 72 years ago to teach at Maryknoll School, died peacefully in Maryknoll, N.Y. on Oct. 25. She was 95...
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Still no date, but Father Damien canonization plans proceeding
Friday, November 14, 2008 (796 reads)


The place and date have not yet been announced, but Bishop Larry Silva is fairly confident it will be at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, next fall. So plans for the canonization ...
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Photo: New MBCC board
Friday, November 14, 2008 (1181 reads)


The executive board members for 2009-2010 of the Missionary Basic Christian Community were installed at the annual MBCC Ball on Nov. 1 by Oratorian Father ...
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Campaign for Human Development collection is set for Nov. 23
Friday, November 14, 2008 (551 reads)


The Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) 2008 parish collection is Nov. 22-23, the weekend before Thanksgiving. CCHD supports small self-help ...
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Hawaii CCHD grant goes to Hilo project for former inmates
Friday, November 14, 2008 (723 reads)


The Hawaii board of the Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) awarded its only local grant this year to a Hilo project that helps former inmates find ...
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St. Francis home monitors track patient health daily
Friday, November 14, 2008 (528 reads)


Patients on Kauai recovering from surgery or who have a chronic medical condition can now take an active role in managing their health without leaving home, thanks ...
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Letters to the Herald: Nov. 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 (538 reads)


Dear HCH, I had been using your paper (Oct.17 issue) to make election decisions, and I thank you for all your work in this regard. However, in reading some of your ...
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Sister Bitrina Kirway elected to Maryknoll’s leadership team
Friday, November 14, 2008 (1016 reads)


Hawaii’s Maryknoll Sister Bitrina Kirway was elected to her congregation’s four-member leadership council during its Oct. 4-17 general assembly in Tarrytown, ...
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Ask Mason and Teo: Nov. 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 (553 reads)


Dear Mason and Teo, Howzit. Many of my friends are getting tattoos. I’d like to get one too. I go to church every Sunday and I’m Catholic. Is it bad? What about body piercing? Is it okay? ...
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CD REVIEW: Matt Maher, “Empty and Beautiful”
Friday, November 14, 2008 (902 reads)


I have listened to most of Matt Maher’s albums and have loved every one. His latest, “Empty and Beautiful,” does not disappoint. From the first line of “Great is your ...
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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: Nov. 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 (842 reads)


I’m a bit irritated with shopping malls decked with Christmas decorations in October and TV commercials promoting the newest toys for the season — we haven’t even ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 14, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 (567 reads)


German-born St. Gertrude (the Great) was a 13th century Benedictine nun and mystic whose feast day is Nov. 16. Besides being the patron of nuns and travelers, ...
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Photo: Question for the firefighter
Friday, November 14, 2008 (802 reads)


Holy Trinity School in Kuliouou hosted an Alumni Career Day on Oct. 29. Five former students including a communications director, a banker and a lawyer rotated ...
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OBITUARY: Sacred Hearts Father Francis Schellemans
Friday, November 14, 2008 (911 reads)


Belgian-born Sacred Hearts Father Francis J. Schellemans, who served half of his 60 years of priesthood in Hawaii parishes and half as a U.S. Army chaplain, died at St. ...
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