Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for August 2014

Stephen Kent: The senseless loss of children’s lives

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These hours-long “humanitarian cease-fires” called to interrupt the ongoing carnage between Israel and Gaza are obscene. They are implemented, observed then violated. Their purpose is to allow time for civilians to leave their places of relative safety in search for food, medicine and taking the injured to medical care. Civilian victims of the hubris of […]

Official notices: Aug. 15, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] August 16, 12:00 pm, Mass for the Anniversary of the Dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. August 17, 10:00 am, Installation of Fr. Arnold Ortiz as Pastor of St. Elizabeth Parish, Aiea. August 19, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative […]

Office for Social Ministry: Standing up for our veterans

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Aloha, On Aug. 6, many were preparing for Hurricanes Iselle and Julio to hit Hawaii, including a good number of the state’s full-time National Guardsmen. That same day, it was announced the state had received additional funding, hundreds of thousands of dollars, to help house homeless veterans. One out of every three homeless males in […]

Vatican honors Honolulu cathedral with status of ‘minor basilica’

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The Vatican has given Honolulu’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace the honorary title of “minor basilica” in recognition of its historic and spiritual significance. The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments in Rome granted Bishop Larry Silva’s petition for the special designation with a 200-word decree in Latin dated May […]

Back to School 2014| Grading the ‘System,’ an interview with the superintendent

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On a scale from A to F, Michael Rockers measures the success of Hawaii Catholic schools’ 3-year-old strategic plan As local Catholic school students once again hit the books, school administrators and teachers continue their work creating thriving academic environments that foster faith, integrity and scholarship in Island youth. Much like the pupils are guided […]

Leis, songs, kisses welcome back St. Marianne to Isles

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An employee at the United Airlines cargo facility outside the Honolulu International Airport kisses the casket containing the remains of St. Marianne Cope, which arrived in Honolulu from Syracuse, N.Y., July 27. St. Marianne’s remains would be enshrined in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on July 31. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela […]