By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The devastation wrought by the wildfires in West Maui last year is unmatched in recent history. The death toll from the blaze that tore through Lahaina on Aug. 8, 2023, stands at 102. Thousands of people continue to struggle to find housing and other resources. Many families have […]
Archives for July 2024
Grateful, and ready for the next step
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has had a busy summer. He’s celebrated Masses for sacraments of initiation and of ordination; traveled to the mainland for meetings; and returned to Hawaii for more meetings and services both celebratory and commemorative. It’s no wonder Bishop Silva will spend his 75th birthday this […]
Congress attendees fired up to share Christ’s love
By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald As the 10th National Eucharistic Congress came to a close, its 60,000 participants were told they had to go. Not in the sense of “leave this place” — Indianapolis, the capital of Indiana and site of the monumental five-day event — but “go and share Jesus’ gift of […]
Highlights: Bishop Silva’s 19 years as bishop of Honolulu
Bishop Clarence “Larry” Silva was ordained and installed as bishop of Honolulu at age 55. He will reach his 20th year as Honolulu’s bishop next year. He is the second longest serving diocesan bishop after the first one, Bishop James J. Sweeney, who served from 1941 to 1968. Here are highlights of his service for […]
Biography: Bishop Silva is the only Hawaii bishop born in the islands
Hawaii Catholic Herald Clarence Richard Silva was born on Aug. 6, 1949, at St. Francis Hospital in Honolulu, the third of Richard and Catherine Silva’s five children. He was baptized six days later at St. Anthony Church in Kailua. He was named after his uncle, his mother’s brother, a pilot lost during World War II. […]
Catholic Charities Hawaii, parishes put love into action
By Catholic Charities Hawaii Special to the Herald Being Catholic is about caring for one another and building a just society. Catholic Charities Hawaii, rooted in the gospel of Jesus, exists to carry out the social mission of the church by serving the people of Hawaii, regardless of their faith or culture. We do this […]
Beloved Lady of Peace
Bishop Larry Silva prayed in front of the statue of Mary outside the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu July 9 after Mass celebrating the feast of Our Lady of Peace. Parishioners and other clergy, including Msgr. Gary Secor and Deacons Larry Denis III and Joseph Almuena, joined in the prayer. […]
Official notices: Aug. 2, 2024
Bishop’s schedule Aug. 10, 7 a.m., Mass for the Deacon Summer Gathering, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. Aug. 11, 10:30 a.m., Mass at Sacred Hearts Mission, Kapalua, to mark the first anniversary of the Lahaina wildfire. Aug. 12, 6:30 a.m., Mass at St. Anthony Church, Kailua. Aug. 15, 8:30 a.m., Mass of the Holy Spirit […]
Talk story: ‘One Ohana’ video series highlights Bishop Silva’s insights
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “God himself is a community, that perfect community of love, three persons in one God and that is what we are called to be. We are never to be alone. We know that we are part of an ohana —that God is always a part of that family. God is always […]
Submissions sought for book on cathedral
By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald I invite everyone to recollect memories they have of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace for a book I am compiling celebrating the cathedral. Were you married there or your children baptized there? Did you spend time in prayer there and found yourself closer to Jesus? […]
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