3RD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Isaiah 8:23-9:3; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17; Matthew 4:12-23 The Book of Isaiah supplies this weekend’s first reading. It offers us a powerful lesson. Isaiah lived in a time when God’s people were skating on thin ice. They still had their independence, at least after a fashion. Hebrew kings still reigned […]
Archives for January 2023
Mary Duddy: The gift of silence
THE MARRIED LIFE Jesus came into the world in the silence of the night. And it is often in the silence that he speaks to us. Many years ago, my brother Matt was searching for the truth. He had gone through several troublesome years, giving my mother cause for tears and prayers, like those of […]
Heralding back: Jan. 20, 2023
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Jan. 26, 1973 In Memoriam Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Bishop of Honolulu, and Catholics throughout the State of Hawaii, were touched by the sad news of the death of former president Lyndon B. Johnson. Mr. Johnson endeared himself to Catholics generally by his willingness to listen […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The greatest gift
WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on Jan. 7 and 8, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Honokaa. Today, throughout our diocese, we are asking all the parishes to […]
Come to the celebration of St. Marianne Cope
St. Marianne Cope will be honored at the celebration of her birthday/feastday on Monday, Jan. 23, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at the Mass. Come join the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities and the youth of the diocese in presenting a prayerful […]
Official notices: Jan. 20, 2023
Bishop’s Schedule January 20, 3:00 pm, March for Life, State Capitol, Honolulu. January 21, 7:15 am, Blessing of the 10th Annual Saint Marianne Cope Walk & Wellness Fair, Ala Moana Regional Park, Honolulu; 9:00 am, Meeting with the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. January 21-22, Episcopal Visitation, St. Ann Parish, Kaneohe. January […]
Talk story: Lights in the darkness
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Child of Bethlehem … do not leave us indifferent before the tragic situation of migrants, displaced persons, and refugees. Their eyes beg us not to look the other way, ignoring our common humanity, but instead to make their stories our own and to be mindful of their plight.” (Pope Francis’ holiday […]
Laura Kelly Fanucci: When you’re sick of being sick
FAITH AT HOME Here is a story that every family I know can tell: all of us have been sick. For a long, long time. In the past few months our household has endured countless rounds of colds and coughs, flu and fevers. With four kids in school and one toddler at home it’s not […]
POPE BENEDICT XVI |1927-2022
‘A simple, humble laborer in the vineyard of the Lord’ is laid to rest By Maria Wiering OSV News “Lord, I love you.” For many who knew him or studied his works, Pope Benedict XVI’s final words before his death Dec. 31 encapsulated the message of his papacy, and even his life. “That ‘Jesus, I […]
Honolulu Mass honors late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Catholics filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on Jan. 4 for a Memorial Mass honoring the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Diocese of Honolulu’s Bishop Larry Silva presided and gave a homily recognizing the late pope for his “rock solid” theological legacy and Christ-centered faith […]
