Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for February 2015

Manaolana | Sidebar

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Quote “The name of Jesus was the last word on their lips … they entrusted themselves to the one who would receive them soon after. That name, whispered in the last moments, was like the seal of their martyrdom.” –Bishop Antonios Aziz Mina of Giza, Egypt, speaking about the 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians who were […]

Photo: Ashes to ashes

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Bishop Larry Silva swipes ashes on the forehead of a parishioner at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace during the noontime Ash Wednesday Mass, Feb. 18. Several hundred faithful gathered at the downtown church for the liturgy, with the distribution of ashes marking the start of Lent for Christians around the world. (HCH […]

Photos: Placing their names

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Two of the diocese’s catechumens who will be baptized into the Catholic faith on Easter Vigil signed their names into the Book of the Elect during the Rite of Election ceremony for Oahu at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Feb. 22. Rite of Election ceremonies were also held for catechumens on Maui, Kauai and the […]

Chaminade honors 3 who model Marianist values

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Chaminade University of Honolulu handed out its annual Heritage Awards Feb. 9 in the campus’ Mystical Rose Oratory. Here are the 2015 recipients: Professor Margaret (Peggy) Friedman, associate professor of business, received the Chaminade Award, which is presented to a lay faculty or lay professional staff member who exhibits a continuous commitment to Marianist values […]

Bishop ordains 13 deacons in four ceremonies

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Deacon Eric Kim, right, congratulates newly ordained Deacon Joseph Soon at the Jan. 31 ceremony. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) After a five-year journey of formation, 13 local men have fulfilled their dreams of entering into diaconal ministry. The diocese’s seventh class of permanent deacons was ordained by Bishop Larry Silva last month during […]

Bishop’s ordination homilies: service and sacrifice

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In four very different ordination homilies for four separate ordination liturgies, Bishop Larry Silva illuminated the diaconate themes of service and sacrifice using strong images and metaphors. On Kauai, for the ordination of David Kane, Jan. 17 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, the bishop used the image of a sword, “two-edged,” to describe the […]

Soups, salads and sandwiches, hold the meat

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Fifteen years ago, the Hawaii Catholic Herald started an annual tradition of getting diocesan staff together for a “Lenten Luncheon.” The goals of this event were simple: To enjoy a colorful array of meatless dishes, the recipes of which the Herald would publish for its readers, encouraging a little creativity in the kitchen during the […]