Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for December 2025

St. Anthony ELC students shine in wreath contest

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Special to the Herald For nearly 40 years, the City and County of Honolulu has featured a wreath contest as part of Honolulu City Lights; this year, the Early Learning Center at St. Anthony School, Kailua proudly participated in the 2025 competition, themed “Navigating by the Stars.” Students created a vibrant wreath using tissue paper, […]

Photo: Holy Trinity parishioners light the way for Jesus

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Parishioners of Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou gathered Nov. 30, the first Sunday of Advent, and hung thousands of festive lights around the church and its campus. Comments from neighbors and the community are very positive. They have said that with the additional traffic during this hectic season, seeing the church illuminated offers respite and […]

Save the date! Celebrate St. Marianne on Jan. 23

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Special to the Herald “I am not afraid of any disease; hence it would be my greatest delight even to minister to the abandoned.” (St. Marianne Cope) The public is invited next year to remember the legacy of St. Marianne Cope by attending a celebration on her feast day. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at […]

Reflection: Give the present of presence this Christmas

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald Christmas arrives each year with light, music and celebration, but beneath all the joyful noise rests a mystery so profound it reshapes human history: God chose to be with us. In the quiet of Bethlehem, the long-awaited Word of God, promised by the prophets and yearned for by […]

Sarah and David Herrmann: Recognizing Christ born among us

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Embracing family Each Christmas, we gather around the Nativity and contemplate the mystery of God made flesh. We imagine the Holy Family in that humble stable — the newborn Christ wrapped in a simple cloth, Mary joyful but exhausted, and Joseph watchful and protective. It is a scene of tenderness and vulnerability, and a reminder […]

Hawaii teen stands out at national youth conference

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The annual gathering featured a first-ever digital encounter with Pope Leo XIV By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald A group of Hawaii youth and their chaperones joined thousands of other young people last month for the annual National Catholic Youth Conference, which welcomes teenage faithful to come together for prayer, catechesis and community. This year, […]

Seafarers’ ministry marks World Day of the Poor

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By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald The Apostleship of the Sea Ministry-Hawaii (AoSMH) sailed the high seas last month with the biggest number yet of longline fishers who attended the Eucharistic celebration of the 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Forty-one fishers were at the holy Mass on Nov. 15 as they also observed […]