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Bishop's 2009 Christmas Message
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (665 reads)


Has anyone ever said, “I love you,” in such a way that the word “love” just reverberated with the tone of eternity? In such a way that it was filled with sincerity, ...
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This story rings true: St. Damien's Big Island church bell discovered
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (869 reads)


When researching the Catholic Church’s history in Hawaii, I have always taken an interest in old church bells. This a story of one such bell. On Nov. 6, 1932, Bishop ...
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Young Adult Christmas memories
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (557 reads)


Memories, especially holiday memories, come back to us as sharp and resounding as the peals of a church bell marking time. For many young adults, Advent and ...
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Photo: Marathon bishop
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (534 reads)


Wearing his St. Damien cap and “AKUA Run/Walk for Vocations” T-shirt, #8784, a.k.a. Bishop Larry Silva, walks near Kapiolani Park while participating in the Honolulu ...
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An icon from Auckland
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (572 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva in his office, Dec. 10, displays an icon of St. Damien given to him on behalf of Bishop Patrick J. Dunn of Auckland, New Zealand. The traditional ...
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Grateful Hearts Concert: Dance to the music
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (1566 reads)


The “With Grateful Hearts Concert” at Farrington High School Auditorium Dec. 14 entertained the good-sized crowd that came to see Hawaii’s priests and nuns singing, ...
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Nun on the run completes her 30th marathon in Honolulu
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (646 reads)


Sister of St. Francis Nicolette Vennaro of Syracuse, N.Y., was looking forward to the thrill of victory with a good finishing time at the 37th Annual Honolulu Marathon on ...
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St. Damien’s likeness on a 20-Euro coin
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (616 reads)


Samantha Medcalf, owner of Hawaiian Islands Stamp & Coin, and her friend St. John Vianney parishioner Jack Sullivan presented Bishop Larry Silva on Dec. 10 a commemorative St. Damien 20-Euro silver coin ...
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Obituary: Sacred Hearts Sister Mary Charlotte Kahalewai
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (731 reads)


Sacred Hearts Sister Mary Charlotte Kahalewai, a gracious native Hawaiian who embraced the religious life for more than 60 years as a teacher, secretary, cook and ...
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Hanalei’s St. William opens food pantry
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (999 reads)


After months of planning and preparation, St. William Church in Hanalei, a mission of St. Catherine Parish in Kapaa, Kauai, opened a food pantry with a blessing by ...
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A church renewed and rededicated
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (841 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva rededicated Honolulu’s Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa during a Dec. 10 evening Mass after extensive renovations changed the interior from a ...
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Diocesan Road Map to the future: Dec. 25, 2009
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (656 reads)


As we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we wish to thank our Hawaii Catholic community that is so generously supporting the capital campaign, With ...
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Photo: Preacher for life
Thursday, December 24, 2009 (525 reads)


Father Peter West of Priests for Life in Staten Island, N.Y., speaks during his Nov. 28-Dec. 3 visit to Maria Lanakila Parish in Lahaina, Maui, about Pope John Paul II’s ...
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Diocese’s capital campaign delivers $57 million in pledges
Friday, December 11, 2009 (1093 reads)


What recession? The Diocese of Honolulu’s capital campaign coasts to an end this month delivering $57 million in pledges, an amazing $27 million over goal. Merry ...
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New foundation decides how contribution money is spent
Friday, December 11, 2009 (845 reads)


How do you spend $57 million? With checks. And balances. The money from the With Grateful Hearts capital campaign does not go to the bishop’s office, but to a foundation ...
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With Grateful Hearts capital campaign parish report
Friday, December 11, 2009 (662 reads)


Pledge report, parish by parish, from the Diocesan capital campaign, With Grateful Hearts ...

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Pastors find raising money could be a positive experience
Friday, December 11, 2009 (544 reads)


Father Thomas Gross, pastor of St. John Vianney Parish, Kailua, was skeptical when his parish began making calls and home visits last year as part of the Bloc 1 phase of ...
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For old timers, campaign may bring back memories
Friday, December 11, 2009 (483 reads)


If the With Grateful Hearts capital campaign sounds familiar to old timers, it is. In 1968, Community Counseling Services, or CCS, the same company that brought you ...
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Sisters! Priests! On stage! In concert! One show only!
Friday, December 11, 2009 (927 reads)


Ever wanted to hear the vocal and musical stylings of your favorite priest or sister? Or bishop? You’ll get that chance at “With Grateful Hearts: A Celebration Concert” at ...
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Big, big gift to small, small school
Friday, December 11, 2009 (468 reads)


St. John the Baptist School students celebrated Thanksgiving a day early this year on Nov. 25, not just by sharing food with their classmates but with a thank you ...
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Hawaii Jesuit to host spiritual journey to Europe
Friday, December 11, 2009 (496 reads)


Jesuit Father Russell Roide, director and pastor of the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii, and Jesuit Father Stephen Corder, director of the ...
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Ask Mason and Teo: Dec. 11, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009 (433 reads)


Aloha Mason & Teo, Please advise a group of us that meet daily in the mornings at Ala Moana Beach on the prerequisites to become a Catholic priest. I was always under ...
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Poverty and devastation in a place forgotten
Friday, December 11, 2009 (448 reads)


After 20 years, on Oct. 24, I revisited my birthplace in the Philippines in the northern province of Cagayan Valley — the town of Tuguegarao City. I was met at the airport ...
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University students find spiritual refreshment in land of St. Damien
Friday, December 11, 2009 (509 reads)


Seven University of Hawaii, Manoa, undergrad and graduate students, who are all Newman Center members, and I took a different kind of retreat, Nov. 20-22, when ...
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‘Here I Am, Lord’ is FCC convention theme
Friday, December 11, 2009 (705 reads)


Dan Schutte’s song “Here I Am, Lord” echoed through the International Ballroom of the Pagoda Hotel in Honolulu, Friday through Sunday, Nov. 20-22, as the Diocesan ...
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An appreciation: Love and a smile: remembering Deacon Joe
Friday, December 11, 2009 (553 reads)


Friday, Dec. 11, is the 25th anniversary of the ordination of the late Joe Borges into the permanent diaconate for the Diocese of Honolulu. He served as a deacon for 19 ...
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Appeal for retired religious helps Hawaii’s Benedictines, Carmelites
Friday, December 11, 2009 (651 reads)


Hawaii parishes will have a second collection for the 22nd annual national appeal for the Retirement Fund for Religious on the weekend of Dec. 12 and 13. Last year, the Diocese ...
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Chaminade’s new school of nursing receives grants totaling $6 million
Friday, December 11, 2009 (1072 reads)


Chaminade University of Honolulu’s new school of nursing, to open next year, will receive $6 million through the generosity of two men of medicine, in honor of their ...
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Photo: In distinguished company
Friday, December 11, 2009 (451 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva talks with Hawaii Sen. Daniel Inouye in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C. At left is Hawaii Sen. Daniel Akaka. The two ...
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Photo: Peace and serenity
Friday, December 11, 2009 (514 reads)


Sister of Divine Providence Younghee Benedicta Ha stands by two of her art pieces on Dec. 2, as she finished setting up for her tenth solo art exhibition, “Art of Spirituality: ...
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Photo: The topic today is schools
Friday, December 11, 2009 (460 reads)


Bishop Larry Silva addresses Oahu Catholic school principals and pastors, Dec. 1, in the St. Stephen Diocesan Center auditorium. It was his second major meeting with the group to discuss ...
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St. Francis Healthcare receives grants for home health, hospice
Friday, December 11, 2009 (584 reads)


St. Francis Healthcare Foundation of Hawaii, which raises funds for programs of St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, has received three local grants totaling ...
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New deacon class is one of distinction
Friday, December 11, 2009 (913 reads)


The seventh deacon class for the Diocese of Honolulu will formally begin the weekend of Jan. 8. And though it’s the seventh time around, this ...
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Hawaii Catholic Harold’s quiz: Dec. 11, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009 (735 reads)


On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, the Church centers on the role of whom in bringing about the Incarnation? a) God b) Joseph c) Mary d) John the Baptist ...
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