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Archives for February 2025
The journey of a deacon’s wife: Embracing the call to serve
By Lani Wong Special to the Herald My life started in San Pedro, California, where I was born and baptized at Mary Star of the Sea Church. I attended first through third grade at Mary Star of the Sea School and received my first holy Communion at the same location. I grew up with and […]
Hawaii’s permanent deacons: My wake-up call from the Lord
By Deacon Derek Wong Special to the Herald It took me 59 years to become a member of the Catholic faith. Why so long? One would think that graduating from a Catholic high school (Damien Memorial, 1975) and a Jesuit college (Loyola Marymount University, 1979), I was already a Catholic. My parents always wanted my […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Let us carry the light of Christ into the world
Witness to Jesus | Feast of the Presentation of the Lord Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered on Feb. 2 at St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea, for the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. Mary and Joseph could not have been the only ones presenting their 40-day-old son in the temple around […]
‘Ministry is where you can put your faith in practice’
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com For over two decades, Tom McCabe has served in the prison ministry at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua. “The women are very appreciative of our visits,” said McCabe, a parishioner at St. Anthony of Padua Church in Kailua. McCabe, who is his parish’s prison ministry coordinator and serves […]
Prayer builds and deepens our friendship with Jesus
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Time is one of the greatest gifts God has given us in this life. And yet, how easy is it for us to take it for granted, especially when it passes by so quickly — it seems the days, weeks and months go by faster and faster with each new […]
Explore Eucharistic mission at St. John Apostle and Evangelist
Hawaii Catholic Herald As the Jubilee Year continues to inspire Catholics across the globe to be pilgrims of hope, the U.S. also remains committed to energizing and moving people to act with its yearslong National Eucharistic Revival mission. In Hawaii, St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani will join the catechesis by hosting two […]
Bereavement ministry open to all in mourning
Special to the Herald Mary, Star of the Sea Parish in Waialae-Kahala has activated its bereavement ministry that offers consolation and support for individuals who are mourning the loss of a loved one. The “Healing Hearts” ministry provides participants with an opportunity to explore mourning after the death of a loved one through Scripture, prayer, […]
Photo: Prayers of gratitude for religious men and women
Religious men and women from across the diocese gathered Feb. 2 at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea for Mass, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva, that marked the World Day for Consecrated Life. (Courtesy photo)
Photo: Parishioners pray for sanctity of life
As part of their weekly Encounter night, parishioners at St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church in Mililani led a candlelight procession Jan. 22 from the church’s courtyard to its Memorial of the Unborn, then held a prayer vigil. A statement on the 52nd anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision by Toledo, Ohio, […]
