Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for April 2020

Traveling the diocese, sharing the hope of the Blessed Sacrament

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By Julie Asher Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — New Hampshire’s Catholic bishop has made it to every part of his statewide diocese to date — south, east, west, north and central — bringing the Blessed Sacrament and the “light of Christ” to communities to comfort them and give them a reason to have hope during […]

Pope writes prayers for end of pandemic to be recited after rosary

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By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis asked Catholics to make a special effort in May to pray the rosary, knowing that by doing so they will be united with believers around the world asking for Mary’s intercession in stopping the coronavirus pandemic. “Contemplating the face of Christ with the heart […]

May Confirmation Masses postponed

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Seventeen parish Confirmation and first holy Communion ceremonies originally scheduled for May have been postponed until an undetermined date because of the extension of state quarantine orders through May 31. Bishop Larry Silva would have celebrated nine of them; vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor would have celebrated eight. Also postponed are two pastor installations, two […]

Official notices: May 1, 2020

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Bishop’s calendar [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] May 1, 9:00 am, St. Francis Healthcare System Board of Directors (video conference); 9:00 am, Livestream of Archbishop Jose Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, together with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, rededicating North America to […]

Join the U.S. bishops in rededicating the nation to Our Lady’s protection

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On May 1, the first day of the month of Mary, the bishops of the United States will join the bishops of Canada to reconsecrate the two countries to the care of the Blessed Mother as the world continues to face the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The event is called a reconsecration or rededication […]

Canceling public liturgies was Bishop Silva’s ‘biggest burden’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva’s “biggest burden” arising from the coronavirus pandemic was “making the decision to cancel public liturgies.” He first did that on March 17 for two weeks, prompted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that gatherings of 50 or more be canceled and the […]

The bishop and the coronavirus

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A Hawaii Catholic Herald interview with Bishop Larry Silva on shepherding the flock during a pandemic In answers to questions posed by the Hawaii Catholic Herald by email April 16, Bishop Larry Silva addressed the challenges he faced with the coronavirus pandemic, the positive and negative reaction to hard decisions he made, the good that […]

Schools to continue distant learning for remainder of academic year

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Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald All Hawaii parish schools will continue with distance learning for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year. The Hawaii Catholic Schools office made the announcement on April 17, shortly after the state public schools superintendent made a similar update for all island public schools. “This decision was based on our […]

Pastoring in the time of the coronavirus

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald While many parishes have gone high tech in ministering to their people during this time of self-seclusion because of the coronavirus pandemic, some have found that old-fashioned ways work too. Father Marlon Belmonte, administrator of the two southern-most parishes in the diocese, Sacred Heart, Naalehu, and Holy Rosary in […]