Members of the diocese’s ninth deacon class, and their wives, gather with Bishop Larry Silva after the Rite of Candidacy ceremony, Jan. 15, at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. During the liturgy, the 18 men in deacon class 9 publicly declared their willingness to be candidates for the permanent diaconate. They have just completed their […]
Archives for January 2017
Mackey Marianist Lecture to host panel on homelessness
The twice-annual Father Robert Mackey Marianist Lectures: Catholicism in Prophetic Dialogue will offer a very special panel presentation on “Housing the Houseless,” March 12, 4-5:30 p.m., in Mystical Rose Oratory on the Kalaepohaku Campus of Saint Louis School and Chaminade University. Speakers from several walks of life will share their inspiration and activities on behalf […]
Heralding back: Jan. 27, 2017
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Jan. 27, 1967 Renae Sanborn (left) and Kelly Gilman (right) accept the girls’ division trophy in the annual speech contest from the co-sponsor, St. Francis Convent and its principal, Sister Antoinette, O.S.F. The girls represented St. Anthony’s School in Kailua. (Photo by David Charlesworth) 25 years ago […]
Our Lady of Fatima statue to visit nine parishes on four islands
The International Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima will visit seven parishes on four islands this month and next as part of its two-year tour of 100 parishes in the United States marking the 100th anniversary of Our Lady’s apparitions in Fatima, Portugal. Activities at each stop will include Mass, Benediction, adoration, the […]
Father Eugene Hemrick: A tranquilizing crisis
THE HUMAN SIDE The children’s Christmas Mass was packed. In past years, it exuded busyness: children putting on a pageant, proud parents and grandparents watching and music abounding. Not so this year! What changed was a power outage that left the church in darkness, the organ without power and everyone without heat. Candles, usually used […]
Father Kenneth Doyle: Cremation and burial at sea
QUESTION CORNER Q: I am a lifelong Catholic and served 28 years in the Navy. As a junior officer, I saw the ashes or bodies of deceased sailors buried at sea; I decided at the time that this is what I want done with my body after I die, and I have not changed my […]
Father John Catoir: Accepting yourself as God does
Perfectionists are often exhausted. They don’t know how to relax. It’s important to realize that being perfect is not as important as being at peace with who you are. There’s a lesson to be learned from those less fortunate than ourselves. The blind and the disabled often have a certain calmness about them. They have […]
CALENDAR BRIEFS: Jan. 27, 2017
Vicar general to be invested as a monsignor Vicar general Msgr. Gary L. Secor will be invested as a monsignor at a Mass at 6 p.m., Feb. 2, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple (Candlemas Day), in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Larry Silva will preside. […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: The weak will be exalted
4TH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Zephaniah 2:3, 3:12-13; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12a The first biblical reading this weekend is from Zephaniah. These details are known about this prophet. He was the son of Cushi and a descendant of Hezekiah, presumably King Hezekiah, who reigned as king of Judah, the southern Hebrew kingdom centered on […]
Star of ‘Moana’ to be among celebrity pancake chefs at breakfast with bishop
Hawaii’s newest star, Aulii Cravalho, the voice of the title character in the new Disney animated film “Moana,” will be among a lineup of celebrities and personalities flipping pancakes at St. John Vianney School’s seventh annual “Breakfast with the Bishop,” Jan. 29. Bishop Larry Silva, the main draw, will be at all three breakfast servings, […]