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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.

The church in the islands in 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008 (363 reads)


A review of stories published by the Hawaii Catholic Herald over the past year ...
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Diocese offering emergency preparedness workshops
Friday, December 26, 2008 (307 reads)


People in Hawaii are no strangers to disasters. Hurricanes, earthquakes, flash floods and fires may not be frequent events in our lives but they have occurred and have ...
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Photo: In the spirit of giving
Friday, December 26, 2008 (311 reads)


Recognizing that there are families going through tough times, the students at St. Anthony Jr./Sr. High School in Wailuku, Maui, have stepped up to the plate. For ...
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Star Light! Star Bright!
Friday, December 26, 2008 (346 reads)


The Diocese of Honolulu sponsored its seventh annual “Star Light, Star Bright!” Christmas party, Dec. 13, in the auditorium at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. The ...
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Photo: Latest of 70 years of pastors
Friday, December 26, 2008 (380 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva watches Father Khanh Pham Nguyen sign a document initiating him as pastor of Blessed Sacrament Church at the 5 p.m. Mass on Dec. 6. ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold's Quiz: Dec. 26, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008 (295 reads)


In February, the Diocese of Honolulu introduced its strategic plan, subtitled, “Road Map for Pastoral, Program, and Facility Needs 2008-2013.” The road map’s official title is what?...
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2008: May they rest in peace
Friday, December 26, 2008 (384 reads)


Here is a list of priests, sisters, brothers, deacons and other notable Catholics with an island connection who died in 2008. They are listed in alphabetical order along with ...

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A pilgrimage wonderful and inspiring
Friday, December 26, 2008 (776 reads)


The 10 members of Hawaii’s Japan beatification pilgrimage group returned home on the morning of Thanksgiving Day, tired after a hard 10-day schedule, but with hearts ...
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Lourdes. Fatima. Kibeho.
Friday, December 26, 2008 (892 reads)


Like many stories from Africa, the story of Mary appearing to three young girls in Rwanda “wasn’t told” beyond the continent, said best-selling author...
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Photo: St. Nicholas visits Ewa Beach
Friday, December 26, 2008 (283 reads)


Third graders at Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ewa Beach discover a treat in their shoes which they had left outside their classroom before watching the animated ...
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Letters to the Herald: Dec. 26, 2008
Friday, December 26, 2008 (291 reads)


Please accept my deepest, heart-felt gratitude for the article that appeared in the Herald in the Nov. 28 issue on page 8 about the gift of George Brosky....
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Toyland in Maunaloa
Friday, December 26, 2008 (312 reads)


Blessed Damien Catholic Parish and the Maunaloa Ohana I Lokahi Association (MOILA) co-hosted a Christmas Toyland event at St. Vincent Ferrer Church in ...
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Chaminade awards honorary doctorate to ailing President Sue Wesselkamper
Friday, December 26, 2008 (626 reads)


Chaminade University of Honolulu honored its eighth and longest-serving president, Mary (Sue) Civille Wesselkamper and her legacy by awarding her the degree of ...
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Ching Foundation gives Saint Louis School $5.2 million ‘Christmas gift’
Friday, December 26, 2008 (327 reads)


It’s the biggest Christmas present Saint Louis School has ever received — $5.2 million dollars. And it comes from a former student, the late Clarence T.C. Ching, ...
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Remembrance: Richard Marks
Friday, December 26, 2008 (448 reads)


Although Father Damien de Veuster died nearly 120 years ago, there are times today when he seems more alive than ever. Upon entering the sacred lands of Kalawao on ...

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Bishop Larry Silva: CHRISTMAS MESSAGE 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008 (368 reads)


Music touches our hearts. Lights and colors brighten our dispositions. Kind words can be so sweet that we savor them for years. Festive foods make our ...
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Molokai outreach, part 2: Even survivors need support
Friday, December 12, 2008 (394 reads)


MAUNALOA, Molokai -- Talk to Molokai residents and they will tell you they are survivors. Over the years they’ve weathered labor strikes, the end of the island’s pineapple industry, hotels ...
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Father Joseph Hendriks: Kalaupapa remembers
Friday, December 12, 2008 (470 reads)


Father Joseph Hendriks came to Kalaupapa in 1998. He used to like to say that Kalaupapa must not have ever heard of Vatican II because we still did a lot of things ...
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Remembrances: My Christmas tree
Friday, December 12, 2008 (351 reads)


When I was a little girl, I would be thrilled when Daddy would go mauka to Ookala, here on the Big Island, to cut a pine tree to be used as a Christmas tree. There was ...
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Maui FCC president wins Msgr. Calip award
Friday, December 12, 2008 (378 reads)


The 58th Diocesan Congress of Filipino Catholic Clubs (DCFCC) convention in Maui concluded on Nov. 9, with the acclaimed Msgr. Osmundo Calip Founder’s Award ...
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Kahului parish throws ‘grand finale’ for 75th
Friday, December 12, 2008 (333 reads)


Christ the King Parish in Kahului, Maui, topped off a year celebrating its 75th anniversary with a “grand finale” luau, Nov. 22 after the 5 p.m. Mass. The event ...
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Photo: Pastor prays over bishop
Friday, December 12, 2008 (371 reads)


Rev. Cal Chinen, senior pastor of Moanalua Gardens Missionary Church, puts his hand on Bishop Larry Silva’s shoulder as he prays over him during E Pule Kakou, a ...
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Photo: A most engaging encounter
Friday, December 12, 2008 (374 reads)


Romeo and Susan Ganibe (seated left), Deacon Ron and Eunice Paglinawan (seated right), and Fred and Patti Basilio, pictured above, represented Hawaii at the National ...
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Diocesan Road Map to the Future: Dec. 12, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008 (443 reads)


As we look forward to the celebration of the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we are reminded of the road Mary and Joseph followed that took them to Bethlehem. Over the ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold's Quiz: Dec. 12, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008 (302 reads)


The Anima Christi prayer begins with the words “Soul of Christ, sanctify me,” or in Latin, “Anima Christi, sanctifica me.” When is it most often prayed? a) after Holy Communion; b) before beginning the Rosary; c) at the end of the Rosary ...
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