Pope Francis blows out the candle on his birthday cake during an audience with children assisted by the Vatican’s pediatric clinic in the Paul VI Hall Dec. 17, 2023, his 87th birthday. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Archives for December 2023
Island youth join thousands of other teens ‘expressing their faith with no boundaries’
NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH CONFERENCE By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Twelve high school students from the Diocese of Honolulu traveled across the country last month to join 12,000 other young Catholics at this year’s National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) in Indianapolis, Indiana. The youth filled Lucas Oil Stadium Nov. 16-18, their enthusiasm fulfilling this year’s […]
Bishop to ordain 8 permanent deacons in January
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald A psychologist, war veterans, a baker, an electrician, a former prison warden, a truck driver. These are some of the men who make up the diocese’s 10th class of permanent deacons to be ordained next month. Eight men, collectively called Cohort 10, are closing in on five years of […]
Bishop Larry Silva: You are a tabernacle
WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE KING This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the feast of Christ the King, delivered Nov. 25 and 26 at Annunciation Church, Waimea, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of dedication of the church, and at […]
St. Joseph Kokua Center: Spontaneous compassion in Upcountry Maui
By Brian Perry Special to the Herald The Maui wildfires left their mark on Upcountry, Maui, on the slopes of Haleakala, destroying 16 homes in Kula and three in Olinda. In a compassionate response, the Upcountry and Catholic communities have rallied to help impacted families and created the St. Joseph Church Emergency Kokua Center. Although […]
Father John Molina incardinated into the Diocese of Honolulu
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva announced the incardination of former Somascan Father John Molina into the Diocese of Honolulu in the Official Notices of the Nov. 24 Hawaii Catholic Herald. He was publicly welcomed to the presbyterate of the diocese Dec. 1 at the final Mass of the annual convocation of […]
How to celebrate a Catholic Christmas
By Amy Welborn OSV News For Catholics, great feasts like Christmas don’t come at us out of the blue: In the secular world, “Christmas” seems to start in October! However, our approach to this holiday as Catholics must be different, and it can be. We can put aside the worldly calendar; we can allow the […]
Photo: A convocation of clergy
Hawaii priests pose for a group photo Nov. 29 in front of the Prince Waikiki Hotel in Honolulu during their annual convocation, Nov. 27-Dec. 1, five days of renewal, fraternity, prayer and rejuvenation with Bishop Larry Silva. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Anne Keamo, parishioner, Our Lady of Good Counsel: God has a mission for each of us
VIRIDITAS2 Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Every day I awake with the thought that anything that I might do today is God’s plan, not mine. Whether it be in helping other people, or just being open to wherever life’s mission may take me, I simply accept all with faith. Many […]
World Day of Consecrated Life to be celebrated Feb. 3
SAVE THE DATE Show your support for our vowed religious sisters, brothers, priests, hermits and consecrated virgins as the church celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life, Saturday, Feb. 3, with a 10 a.m. Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu, followed by a potluck lunch. Saint John Paul II instituted the World […]
