The Jerusalem cardinal’s heroic inspiration in these dark, chaotic days By Editorial Board of Our Sunday Visitor Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa’s recent offer to exchange himself for the children held hostage in the Gaza Strip by Hamas is a testament to his extraordinary leadership and unwavering commitment to peace. This selfless act of courage has showcased […]
Archives for October 2023
Revitalized Carmelite convent celebrates 50th year in Hawaii
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s revitalized Carmelite convent celebrated its 50th year tucked in the Kailua-side slope of the Koolaus with a morning Mass Oct. 16 celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva and about 70 of the sisters’ families, friends and supporters. The congregants overflowed the Carmelites small public chapel, while in the chapel’s […]
Belgian officials visit Kalaupapa to honor beloved countryman
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A delegation of nine Belgians was in Hawaii this month to commemorate the 150th anniversary of their revered countryman, St. Damien de Veuster, stepping foot on Molokai, and to sign a “commitment statement” with Bishop Larry Silva, Hawaii’s Gov. Josh Green, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, Kalaupapa residents, representatives of […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Tending to the neglected branches
WITNESS TO JESUS | TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of the homily for the 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered by Bishop Larry Silva, Sept. 24, at Immaculate Conception Church, Lihue, on the occasion of the installation of the new pastor. I was recently speaking to one of our […]
Relief fund suspends applications to focus on timely aid
Maui fires By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Applications to the Maui Disaster Relief Fund were suspended Oct. 11 after an overwhelming response of more than 1,500 online applications poured in since the program opened on Oct. 1. “Our goal is to get financial assistance quickly into the hands of those most in need in […]
Photo: Expanding the temporary school
Volunteers continue their work to make Sacred Hearts Mission in Kapalua a temporary home for Lahaina’s Sacred Hearts School that burned down on Aug. 8. Pictured are volunteer parents and Knights of Columbus installing flooring and assembling desks in space adjacent to the church on Oct. 16. Sacred Hearts principal Tonata Lolesio said she is […]
Photo: Public square rosary
Sisters of the Sacred Hearts and friends from the Vietnamese and Chuukese Catholic communities pray the rosary in front of Sacred Hearts Academy in Kaimuki Oct. 14. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Mary Adamski: Oh, woeful holy land
VIEW FROM THE PEW Now is not the first time we Americans struggle to grasp what is happening on the other side of our planet. We’re watching the latest deadly chapter in a long-simmering religious, ethnic, territorial conflict fueled by the depth of human evil. Pride, envy, wrath, greed — traits which Catholic theology counts […]
Vatican confirms it will take Nicaraguan priests released from prison
By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican has confirmed that it has been asked and has agreed to receive 12 priests who had been detained in Nicaragua. “The Holy See has agreed; they will be received by an official of the Secretariat of State in the afternoon (Oct. 19) and housed […]
Chaminade recipient of $750,000 grant for higher education prison program
Chaminade University of Honolulu will receive a three-year $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its Higher Education in Prison (HEP) program, which offers degrees in the humanities and liberal arts to those who are incarcerated, enabling them to leave prison with new identities, perspectives and goals to help them thrive in […]
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