The Diocese of Honolulu is publishing an expanded “Diocesan Stewardship Report” in the Jan. 1, 2016, Hawaii Catholic Herald. The 12-page report includes annual financial figures from the diocesan Finance Office and the Office of Stewardship and Development, plus a whole lot more.
Archives for December 2015
Recap 2015: A month-by-month review of a year in Hawaii Catholic news
Hawaii gains 13 new permanent deacons as Bishop Silva ordains the men of the diocese’s seventh deacon formation class in four ceremonies on three islands.
Mary Adamski (on stewardship): Christmas! Let’s run with it
VIEW FROM THE PEW It’s the seventh day of Christmas and we should still be on a hallelujah high. (Eighth, ninth, if you lagged in opening this paper, and still happy we’re in a season that didn’t end with one day of frenzied unwrapping and overeating but just began with the holy birth in Bethlehem.) […]
Kauai-native ordained a deacon in final step toward priesthood
LIHUE — On a sunny winter day on Kauai, less than a week before Christmas, seminarian EJ Resinto took his final major step toward the diocesan priesthood.
Our faithful departed: those who left us in 2015
The following priests, religious and lay people with a connection with the Catholic Church in Hawaii died in 2015. They are listed in alphabetical order.
Kathleen T. Choi (on stewardship): Turning right side up
IN LITTLE WAYS We usually hear the word “stewardship” in terms of our responsibilities to our parish. Our pastors urge us to share our time, talents and treasure with our Christian family. They ask us to prayerfully consider increasing our sacrificial giving. It’s a worthwhile appeal, but it’s only the beginning of true stewardship. Stewards […]
Christ’s birth can bring peace to suffering world, pope says
VATICAN CITY — Christmas is a reminder that through the birth of Christ, hope and peace are possible and that only through his grace can humanity find peaceful solutions to the world’s most difficult problems, Pope Francis said.
Official notices: Jan. 1, 2016
January 4 – January 8, Annual Retreat for Priests, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe.
January 6, 6:15 pm, Holy Hour for Vocations, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi.
January 10, 9:00 am, St. Anthony Parish Centennial Mass, St. Anthony Church, Kalihi; 11:30 am, Mass – Rite of Institution Lectors for Deacon Formation Class 8, SSDC Chapel, Kaneohe.
Congregational conflict
The Hawaii public learned something about Catholic religious life in the furor over the decision to move 24 Sisters of St. Francis from their convent in Manoa to a private, secular assisted living facility — that the sisters answer to a higher authority beyond Hawaii (besides God).
Pope recognizes miracle needed to declare Mother Teresa a saint
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, thus paving the way for her canonization.
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