By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Eight Hawaii men stepped forward last month pledging to serve the church in a new way, as permanent deacons for the Diocese of Honolulu. Their ordinations by Bishop Larry Silva — six on Jan. 20 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa and two at St. Joseph Church in Makawao, […]
Archives for January 2024
Local research complete, Dutton’s cause heads to Rome
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The cause for the canonization of a possible third saint to emerge from the sanctified slip of land called Kalaupapa took a big step forward, Jan. 21, an 8,000-mile step, from the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu to the Vatican in Rome. The candidate — […]
Red Mass: ‘Negativity’ hampers efforts to solve Hawaii’s problems
Red Mass speaker: Eva Andrade By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Many pressing issues challenge our state,” Eva Andrade told Hawaii lawmakers and other public servants at the Red Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva Jan. 16 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, however an unrelenting climate of “negativity” is smothering efforts […]
The Capitol March for Life 2024: ‘A lot of love here’
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii State Capitol rotunda was filled with hundreds of folks as young as in the womb and as old as those in wheelchairs and walkers for this year’s March for Life the afternoon of Jan.19. They gathered to make a visible statement, along with their brothers and sisters […]
Red Mass talk: Navigating politics with positivity and purpose
By Eva Andrade Special to the Herald Here is the prepared text of the talk given at the Red Mass of the Diocese of Honolulu, Jan. 16, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. Andrade is the director of the Hawaii Catholic Conference and president of Hawaii Family Forum. Aloha to […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 2024 Lenten Regulations
By the diocesan Office of Worship FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb. 14) and Good Friday (March 29). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of food at […]
Bishop Larry Silva: May there be one flock, one Shepherd
WITNESS TO JESUS | WEEK OF PRAYER FOR CHRISTIAN UNITY Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered by Bishop Larry Silva at Evensong at St. Andrew Episcopal Cathedral, Honolulu, Sunday, Jan. 21, for the Week of Prayer of Christian Unity In the 16th century, the Catholic Church was a very sick sheep, […]
Parish News: Feb. 2, 2024
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DEACON GEORGE W. THORP JR. | 1939-2024
Advocate of preborn personified Hawaii’s respect life effort By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Retired deacon George W. Thorp Jr., a member of the diocese’s first class of permanent deacons and long identified for his passionate allegiance to the pro-life cause, died peacefully in his home in Kailua on Jan. 10. He was 84 and […]
Official notices: Feb. 2, 2024
Bishop’s Schedule February 2, 8:30 am, Mass at the Annual Conference of Catholic Educators, St. Patrick Church, Kaimuki. February 3, 11:00 am, Funeral Mass of Deacon Stephen Kula, Holy Trinity Church, Kuliouou. February 5-13, Retreat of the Bishops of the San Francisco Province, Los Altos, California. February 14, 12:00 pm, Mass for Ash Wednesday, Cathedral […]
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