Father Daniel J. Mahan of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Bishop Larry Silva and diocesan Office of Stewardship and Development director Mark Clark give remarks at the Stewardship Day event, Jan. 25. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) Catholics are called to holiness, and stewardship is “the practical way of life that gets us there,” said […]
Archives for January 2014
OBITUARY: Father Cletus Mooya was a parish priest in Hawaii for seven years
Zambia-born Father Cletus Mooya, the parochial vicar of St. Michael Parish in Kailua-Kona, died at Queen’s Medical Center on Jan. 18. He had been a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu for seven years serving at several Oahu parishes. He was 40. His funeral vigil service was scheduled for Jan. 28 at the Co-Cathedral of […]
Red Mass homilist: collaboration can overcome homelessness
Bishop Larry Silva blesses the public officials gathered at the annual Red Mass, Jan. 14, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Homelessness and the lack of affordable housing are not insurmountable problems if the groups fighting them find creative ways to work together, said the homilist […]
2014 Red Mass homily text: Connect, communicate, collaborate
The text of the homily for the 2014 diocesan Red Mass, Jan. 14, Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace | Father Robert Stark, SSS Aloha kakou! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to come here today to celebrate this Red Mass together! To all our public servants, mahalo nui loa for […]
Relaunched Bishop’s Circle collects $141,000 to date
The Bishop’s Circle, the diocesan fundraising appeal re-launched in November after being on hold for five years, has collected more than $141,000 to date in gifts ranging from $10 to $10,000, according to Mark Clark, director of the Office of Stewardship, which is coordinating the effort. The money goes toward diocesan ministries. According to Clark, […]
Signs, speeches, music, march commemorate abortion anniversary
Sign holders line Beretania St. in front of the state Capitol Jan. 25 for the annual Mach for Life. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes) Oahu’s annual March for Life marking the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision drew about 400 people to the state Capitol on the clear Saturday afternoon of […]
Manaolana | Meg, the wandering missionary
With no permanent place to call home, 30-year-old Meg Hunter-Kilmer crisscrosses the country in her car spreading the Gospel. This week she is on Oahu. Leaving most of your worldly possessions behind and traveling from city to city as a “hobo missionary” for Christ sounds like something straight out of a 12th century saint’s biography. […]
Viriditas: Father Stephen Macedo, diocesan priest
The other ways I pray It’s really nice being at Annunciation Parish in Waimea. It is a really beautiful area of the state and island of Hawaii. The parishioners are very good and helpful. There is a lot of active involvement in our religious education and faith formation programs as well as in our social […]
Photo: In the footsteps of a saint
About 100 people participated in the inaugural St. Marianne Cope Charity Walk, organized by the St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, Jan. 18. Participants began the two-mile trek with morning warm-up exercises, right, before walking or jogging from Kakaako gateway park to Kewalo Basin and back. A few stopped at the statue of St. Marianne […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Cuddle up
The Jesuits encourage us to pray with our imagination. For example, imagine the day John baptized Jesus. Picture the crowds and the noise. How much attention do strangers give to Jesus’ moments in the water? Do you hear God declare that Christ is his son? Or was it just a clap of thunder? What does […]
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