The Pastoral Plan of the Diocese of Honolulu, “Stewards of the Gospel,” outlines four strategic priorities: Faith Formation, Leadership Development, Strengthening of Marriage and Family Life, and Youth and Young Adult Ministry. All are interwoven with the vital threads of Stewardship, Evangelization and Social Ministry to help deepen our faith and to send us forth as joyful missionaries equipped to witness to Jesus by living and sharing our faith with all in Hawaii.
Archives for December 2015
At Bangui mosque, pope prays for ‘salam,’ peace
Pope Francis ended his visit to the violence-torn Central African Republic with cries for peace and pleas for a mercy that seeks and grants forgiveness.
Bishop names 7 holy year indulgence churches
It won’t be necessary to travel to one of Rome’s major basilicas to obtain the plenary indulgence Pope Francis is offering during the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy, Dec. 8 to Nov. 20, 2016.
New diocesan plan: Change of direction
With its new pastoral plan, the Diocese of Honolulu is shifting from an inward gaze to an outward focus. That’s the appraisal of Jim Walsh, the man heading the effort to introduce and execute “Stewards of the Gospel,” the diocesan pastoral plan for 2016 to 2020.
Sister Marion Kikukawa: The power of prayer
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Sister Marion Kikukawa, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One of the things I really appreciate at St. Francis Convent in Manoa is the regularity of our community prayer and daily Mass schedule. For our morning and evening praise we use […]
Bye, BILAC. Hi, HILAC
Iconic festival of liturgical music and art celebrates 40th year with an announcement By Brother Dennis Schmitz, SM Special to the Herald BILAC, Hawaii’s iconic festival of liturgical music and art, this year celebrated its past and stepped confidently into the future. At the event at Chaminade University and Saint Louis School, Nov. 5-7, the […]
Bishop to celebrate Misa de Gallo at 8 parishes
Many Island parishes will once again open their doors in the wee hours of the morning nine days before Dec. 25 for “Misa de Gallo,” the festive Filipino tradition of Advent-tide dawn Masses. Bishop Larry Silva is scheduled to join the early-rising faithful as the main celebrant at eight Misa de Gallo liturgies on Oahu […]
Manaolana | By Christina Capecchi: 13 sons, no daughters, no reality TV show
TWENTY SOMETHING The wedding that Tyler Schwandt and his fiancée are planning could’ve been broadcast on national TV. But he’s perfectly content with a quieter, more intimate wedding Mass. The 23-year-old Catholic from Rockford, Mich., has the distinction of being the firstborn of 13 boys, the family whose improbable boy streak went viral with the […]
Photo: Priesthood candidacy official
Hawaii seminarian Alfred Guerrero stands by Bishop Patrick McGrath of the Diocese of San Jose who presided at Guerrero’s Rite of Candidacy Mass Nov. 10, at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif.
Manaolana | Sidebar: Dec. 4, 2015
Quote “I’ve witnessed the most amazing thing in my life — 24,000 kids kneeling and staring at the Eucharist. … This will change my life.” | Andrew Hawes, a 15-year-old from the Archdiocese of Louisville, Ky., who attended this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. The Nov. 19-21 event drew thousands of young Catholics […]