By Sebastian Lopez Special to the Herald Parishioners, friends and family of Father Alapaki Kim got together, planned and coordinated a luau-style party May 5 to show their love and gratitude for his 25 years of service as pastor of St. Rita Parish in Nanakuli. Much of the planning was kept a secret. He was […]
Archives for May 2023
The 150th anniversary of Father Damien’s arrival in Kalaupapa
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The diocese commemorated the 150th anniversary of St. Damien’s historic arrival to Kalaupapa on May 10, 1873, with three days of activities remembering the Belgian missionary’s supreme sacrifice. May 10 is also Father Damien’s liturgical feast day. On that day, a century and a half ago, at age 33, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Receive the gift of the Holy Spirit
WITNESS TO JESUS | SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER This is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva on May 14, the Sixth Sunday of Easter, at St. Philomena Church, Honolulu, on the occasion of the celebration of Confirmation and first Communion I remember when I was about 10 years old, walking […]
Pilgrimages connect Catholics across U.S. to 2024 Congress
By Maria Wiering OSV News ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mike Wavra thinks of the 2024 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage as “an opportunity to walk with the Lord.” He and his wife, Cindi, both 65-year-old retirees, plan to join the pilgrimage at its northern launch point in Minnesota in May 2024, and then walk for about a […]
Maui celebrates its connection to saint’s anniversary observance
By Father Ese’ese “Ace” Tui Special to the Herald More than 200 people gathered for evening prayer and the veneration of the first-class relic of St. Damien de Veuster at St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku, Maui, on May 9 at 7 p.m. in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s arrival on Molokai on […]
Respecting life with supplies of diapers, wipes and infant clothes
By Deacon Gary and Val Streff Special to the Herald St. Elizabeth Parish in Aiea hosted a baby shower on May 7 for expecting and parenting mothers, 1-3 p.m. in the church auditorium. We opened with a prayer followed by a snack of sandwiches, fruit cups, cupcakes and ice cream. Each family received a lucky […]
Photo: On retreat
Diocesan priests take a group photo May 17 at the annual priests retreat at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Fifty-one priests attended, according to the diocesan Office for Clergy. Not all are in the picture. The retreat was directed by Bishop Timothy Freyer, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange, California, pictured standing, far left. Deacon […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God comes as fire
PENTECOST Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 This weekend the church celebrates the Feast of Pentecost, one of the most important feasts of the church’s liturgical year. It is richly biblical in its background, and it is profoundly educational both in its own message as well as in its place in the […]
Christian Raquepo: Resurrecting the Legion of Mary
COMMENTARY When I applied to be enrolled as a student at our Damien Memorial School, I remember keenly putting down the Legion of Mary as one of my organizations of interest. At that time, I was a catechumen preparing to receive the Easter Sacraments of Initiation. It was only after the slow and safe return […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Saints of Asia and the Pacific
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It is also the month when we celebrate the feast day of the first saint from Hawaii, St. Damien de Veuster, on May 10. St. Damien was born in Belgium, not the Pacific islands, so technically he wasn’t a Pacific islander saint. But […]
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