Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop Silva livestreams Sunday Mass from the cathedral basilica

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva first livestreamed Sunday Mass since canceling all public Masses due to the COVID-19 pandemic was a pared-down liturgy concelebrated with four other priests, and assisted by a deacon and seminarians as lectors and altar servers. But no congregation. Bishop Silva processed to the altar from the […]

Making the most of a live-streamed Mass

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In light of Bishop Larry Silva’s decision to cancel all public Masses, the diocesan office for Religious Education developed suggestions of how to make Masses livestreamed over the internet a genuinely interactive and prayerful experience. The resource, created by diocesan religious education director Jayne Ragasa Mondoy, includes ways for the faithful to prepare for the […]

Hawaii Catholic schools to keep campuses closed through Easter Monday due to COVID-19

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Hawaii Catholic parochial schools will extend students’ time away from schools through Easter Monday. “This is to inform you that our parochial schools will be postponing ‘in person’ classes through Friday, April 10, 2020,” Mike Rockers, the superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools said in an email to school administrators and pastors on the afternoon of […]

Heralding Back: March 6, 2020

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — March 6, 1970 CAMPING SITE – Camp Pecusa at Olowalu, Maui, will be the site for (Catholic Youth Organization) Excursion Campers from Oahu. The [tents] are set among trees near the beach and it is ideal for fun and recreation. 25 years ago — March 24, 1995 […]

Saint Francis graduates its final class

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  Commencement ceremony at Blaisdell acknowledges school’s closure while celebrating seniors By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald For their graduation song, the Saint Francis School Class of 2019 chose One Direction’s “History.” It was appropriate for members of a senior class about to go their separate ways. But the catchy pop tune also took on […]

Heralding back: April 19, 2019

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — April 11, 1969 Well Guarded – The Most Reverend John J. Scanlan, Bishop of Honolulu, offered the noon-day Mass on Easter Sunday at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. The Easter Mass was enhanced by the presence of four Knights of St. Sylvester, a papal order of knights […]

Heralding Back: Back to Feb. 1969, 1994 and 2009

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NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Feb. 28, 1969 Chaminade Prof Receives Legion of Merit Honor Captain Jack J. Lynch (USN, Ret.), assistant professor of business at Chaminade College, has been awarded the Legion of Merit for “exceptionally meritorious performance of duty as chief of the Joint Petroleum Office, Logistics Division of CINCPAC […]

All grades to close at Saint Francis at end of school year

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All grades at Saint Francis School will close at the end of this academic year, the religious order that sponsors the Manoa pre-K to 12 Catholic school announced on Feb. 14. Saint Francis students received the news at an assembly at the end of the school day, which was also live streamed to the school’s […]