By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis is calling the presidents of every Catholic bishops’ conference in the world to Rome Feb. 21-24 to discuss the prevention of the abuse of minors and vulnerable adults. The Vatican made the announcement Sept. 12 after the pope and members of his international Council […]
Archives for September 2018
‘I am a product of your faith.’
Chaminade freshman found her right path thanks to Augustine Educational Foundation scholarship By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Brittney Ganzelli was struggling. It was 2014 and the freshman had just come home with a report card of mostly D’s and F’s. Her father was furious. Brittney’s hanai aunt felt the public school system wasn’t working […]
Diocese sets protocol for ‘traveling’ relics of Hawaii saints
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu is making available to other dioceses, parishes and religious institutes first class relics of St. Damien and St. Marianne for veneration. The Office of Worship, which is coordinating the use of the “traveling” relics, has published on the diocesan website the protocols for the transporting […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Do not be afraid of grief, tears and sadness
WITNESS TO JESUS | 24TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Here is the text of the Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Mass for the Twenty-fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered Sept. 16 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Wahiawa. Put on a happy face! That seems to be a popular theme for the world we […]
Talk story: Healthily engaging young and old
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “On this Day of Prayer, I wish first to thank the Lord for the gift of our common home and for all those men and women of good will committed to protecting it … for the efforts being made to develop more sustainable agriculture and more responsible nutrition. … Finally let […]
Opioid crisis: ‘Our home is very Catholic’
Judy prayed for years for her son. She believed she would be one of those people who would have him back whole. By Zoey Maraist Catholic News Service ARLINGTON, Va. — It was a Saturday night, and Billy was eating pizza and watching a sporting event in the basement bedroom of his residence, a “sober […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Sept. 21, 2018
Hiya quizzically inclined friends, By now your school-aged kids and grandkids are settling into a fall routine, and you’ve settled into a longer commute thanks to the extra cars on the road. But don’t settle into complacency when it comes to Catholic knowledge. Here are some questions to peak your interest. 1) In This Issue […]
Diocese to join week-long rosary congress
The Diocese of Honolulu will join 12 other U.S. dioceses in the Diocesan Rosary Congress Oct. 7-13 to assist the faithful to fulfill the message of Fatima, given more than 100 years ago by the Blessed Mother to three shepherd children in Portugal. The message of Fatima is a plea for prayer, reparation and sacrifice […]
Oahu-born Father Rheo Ofalsa incardinated into the diocese
Bishop Larry Silva announced the incardination into the Diocese of Honolulu of Hawaii-born Father Rheo Ofalsa on Aug. 31. Formerly a priest of the Archdiocese of Omaha, Father Ofalsa is now a priest of the Honolulu diocese. His incardination had been publicly announced on Aug. 16, during the 175th anniversary Mass of the Cathedral Basilica […]
Serra Club of Honolulu to host priest appreciation dinner
The Serra Club of Honolulu will host all priests residing in the Diocese of Honolulu at a gala appreciation dinner at the Hale Koa Hotel at 6 p.m., Oct. 4. Diocesan priests, religious order priests, priests from the military, and visiting priests are welcome. Reservations must be made by Sept. 24 by contacting Serran […]
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