Humble, cheerful priest of 51 years remembered for his pastoral ways By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Father Thomas Young Bok Choo, a lifelong Hawaii parish priest, died June 18 at age 78 in a care home in Kalihi. His last priestly assignment was as a parochial vicar at St. Patrick Church in […]
Archives for June 2020
Loss and sadness
Catholic educators work to ease blow of pandemic-induced school closings By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service CLEVELAND — The announcement that two historic Catholic schools in the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, were closing for good as the academic year ended sent a wave of loss and sadness across the diocese. St. Mary’s Schools, founded in […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Members of the Body of Christ
WITNESS TO JESUS | Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi) delivered June 14 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. The Mass also celebrated […]
FATHER DAVID O. TRAVERS, SJ | 1934-2020
Former Navy chaplain served 16 years as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jesuit Father David O. Travers, who served as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Honolulu’s Ala Moana district for 16 years, died June 14 in the Jesuits’ Campion Health and Wellness center in Weston, […]
Diocese issues coronavirus guidelines for ministries, meetings
View this post on Instagram A post shared by EPIC Ministry (@epicministryhi) A socially distanced meeting of EPIC Ministry on June 22. The Knights of Columbus may meet again. So can religious education classes and the parish pastoral council. The Diocese of Honolulu is now open for other activities and ministries in addition to Mass. […]
Photo: Corpus Christi celebration
Above, Bishop Larry Silva holds the monstrance carrying the Holy Eucharist in a procession around the parking lot of the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi June 14 on the Feast of Corpus Christi. The bishop’s traditional Corpus Christi procession, the mile walk from the co-cathedral to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, […]
Sister Dolores Marie Pavao, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: There is a God who loves me
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I was born on the island of St. Michael in the Azores off the coast of Portugal. As my father was the lighthouse keeper, I was born in a lighthouse. I considered myself the princess of the lighthouse. But, soon after my […]
Talk story: Sharing the abundance of aloha
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We all owe much gratitude to Catholic Charities Hawaii, IHS, Family Promise, HOPE Services, the Salvation Army and our many faith communities who demonstrate community support for those who are in need. To continue their work, all these agencies need funding from the government, businesses, and private donors.” (Bishop Larry Silva, […]
Sarah and David Herrmann: The church never closed!
EMBRACING FAMILY When a butterfly emerges from a chrysalis unable to fly, it pumps blood to its wings so it can spread its wings and take off. The chrysalis protected it, and the butterfly emerged still vulnerable. Time was needed for it to build up its strength to spread its beautiful wings for the world […]
COVID stress closes Kalihi and Ewa Beach Catholic schools
St. John the Baptist School has been open for 60 years, Our Lady of Perpetual Help for 53 years By Anna Weaver and Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Two Oahu Catholic parish schools will close permanently on June 30. St. John the Baptist School in Kalihi-uka has been open 60 years. Our Lady of Perpetual […]
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