Isle parishes see rebound in Sunday Mass attendance By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald While still far from its pre-pandemic level, Sunday Mass attendance in Hawaii has been slowly rising after plummeting in the first year that COVID-19 brought the world to a standstill. Conducted every October, the statewide annual count of parishioners attending […]
Archives for March 2024
Bishop Larry Silva: Remember we are temples of God
WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered the weekend of March 2-3 at St. Patrick Church, Kaimuki, and St. Ann Church, Kaneohe, marking the installation of pastors. We all have deadlines. A student can study a little bit every day, but when she knows […]
Stations of the Cross rise with hard work, support
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald With Lent in full swing, many Catholics are continuing to commit to their personal fasts. On top of that, some are also participating in traditional meditations such as the Stations of the Cross. At Our Lady Queen of Angels Church in Kula, Maui, parishioners walk while they pray, with […]
Catholic initiation process has new name, but the same goal
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Easter is right around the corner, and many thousands of people across the country are awaiting the day with anticipation to enter the Catholic Church. That includes 241 catechumens in the Diocese of Honolulu who will be baptized at the Easter Vigil. Each one of them prepares for the […]
Summit sets groundwork for uniting Hawaiian culture, local church
By Karen Ululani Victor and Lisa Gomes Office of Evangelization and Catechesis “Aia hoi, nani ka maikai a me ka oluolu o ka noho lokahi pu ana o na hoahanau!” (Halelu/Psalm 133:1) “How good and how pleasant it is, when brothers dwell together as one!” In January 2022, nearly 30 participants from diverse professional […]
Greg Erlandson: Super Bowl ad hits its mark
AMID THE FRAY Soon enough, we will be celebrating Holy Thursday, also known as the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper. The Gospel reading for that Mass is John 13:1-15, which is not specifically about the Last Supper itself as it is in the other three Gospels. Rather, it is about the washing of […]
St. Jude Parish marks 25 years of physical presence in Hawaii
Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Jude Parish last month celebrated the 25th anniversary of its church in Kapolei, the community’s physical presence in Hawaii after existing for decades in Leeward eOahu. More than 500 people attended the event on Feb. 25, including past and present clergy, family, friends and visitors eager to witness the milestone. St. […]
Talk story: A Lenten call to give freely
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “To embrace the cross is … joining in the mission of Jesus to bring ‘good news to the poor … to proclaim release to the captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed’ (Lk 4:18). It is to truly touch the wound of […]
The School News: March 15, 2023
Click here to view pdf of the Hawaii Catholic Herald School News for March 15, 2024.
Photo: Welcome, Father Nimu!
Sacred Hearts Father Lusius Nimu signed a document affirming his installation as pastor of St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki during his installation Mass March 3 as Bishop Larry Silva looked on. Among the clergy attending the celebration was Bishop Ryan Jimenez of the Diocese of Chalan Kanoa in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. […]