by Deirdre A. McQuade

May 2, 2008

I’ll remember those sunny spring days for a long time. The skies here in Washington, DC were clear and blue…the temperature, perfect with colorful banners waving in the breeze. The very daffodils stood tall and fresh – all to welcome His Holiness Benedict XVI during his first apostolic visit to the United States. It was as if creation itself were giving witness to what his predecessor had called the “new springtime of evangelization” already blossoming in the Church.

What fruit might the papal visit now bear as we continue working for the protection of all life?

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Father Thomas Killackey died on April 30, 2008 at St. Teresa's Residence, Maryknoll, New York. He was 83 years old and a Maryknoll Priest for 51 years. His uncle Father Joseph P. Gibbons was a Maryknoll Priest, who also served in Hawaii.

After ordination on June 9, 1956 at Maryknoll, New York Father Killackey was assigned to the Hawaii Region. In July 1981, after 25 years, he was assigned to the U.S. Region and to the Development. In January 1985 he was once again assigned to Hawaii.

Wake services will be held at Maryknoll on Monday, May 5th, Mass of Christian Burial will be concelebrated in Queen of Apostles Chapel on Tuesday, May 6th. Burial will be at Maryknoll.

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Holy Family Catholic Academy has entered into a consent decree with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

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Hawaii Family Forum (HFF), a non-profit, pro-family education organization committed to family-friendly policies in Hawaii and its community partner, the Hawaii Catholic Conference (HCC), the public policy arm of the Roman Catholic Church in Hawaii are seeking an individual to serve as Executive Director of both organizations.

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Click here for Diocesan Pastoral Plan (link to official page)

Bishop Larry Silva has unveiled the five year pastoral plan and presents the road map for the plan to all Catholic households in Hawaii.

With the publication of Witness to Jesus: Diocesan Road Map for Pastoral, Program and Facility Needs, the strategic planning process for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu comes to closure and the implementation process begins.

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