Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: Nov. 15, 2019

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] November 21, 9:00 am, Annual Members Meeting of the Augustine Educational Foundation, Chaminade University, Kaimuki; 10:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Board, Chaminade University, Kaimuki. November 23, 10:00 am, Ordination to the Priesthood of Deacon Esitio Niuliki, SS.CC., St. Ann Parish, Kaneohe; 5:00 pm, […]

Photo: Appreciating priests

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Bishop Larry Silva, seated center, and nearly 40 priests, enjoyed the annual Serra Club of Honolulu’s priest appreciation dinner Oct. 10 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Joining him at his table are Serra Club member Fred Hagen, left, and Father Ernesto Juarez. Standing, from left, are Father Joseph Diaz, Father Exsequel Tuyor and Father Roel […]

Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Nov. 15, 2019

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Hello Herald quiztakers, Thanksgiving is soon, so for you cooks, start throwing up those prayers to St. Lawrence and St. Martha. But hopefully you won’t need to pray to St. Joseph of Cupertino for his intercession while taking this quiz! 1) Catholic Hawaii Esitio Niuliki, the soon-to-be-ordained priest for the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts […]

School trains for security threats and emergencies

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The faculty and staff of St. John Vianney School in Kailua were privileged to attend an all-day emergency response training Oct. 29 provided by Blue Line Solutions, an organization comprised of an elite team of experts from local law enforcement units that prepares schools and other organizations for a variety of security threats and emergencies. […]

Putting your houses in order

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In the last decade, Marlene De Costa has overhauled the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On the whiteboard in Marlene De Costa’s office are two handwritten, faded slogans she’s kept up as a reminder of her mission as the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate director: “Specialize in the impossible” […]

The profession of a local Carmelite caps off a year that revitalized the monastery

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Final vows By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald On Oct. 15, Logan Yempuku’s grandma made her permanent vows as a cloistered Carmelite sister. The times are changing at Hawaii’s Carmel of the Holy Trinity monastery. At a morning Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva in the sunlit former seminary chapel at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, […]

Bishop’s new task force to stoke an evangelizing spirit

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Evangelization has been a consistent priority for Bishop Larry Silva. Now he’s set up an official group to help prepare Hawaii Catholics to go out and be “fishers of men.” Leading the Diocese of Honolulu’s Evangelization Task Force is Dominic Olaso, faith formation director at Our Lady of Good […]

St. Damien, imitating Jesus, ‘crossed barriers,’ Bishop Silva said

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10TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANONIZATION By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva began his homily for the evening Mass Oct. 11 marking the 10th anniversary of St. Damien’s canonization by describing an outhouse. The structure near the Siloama Protestant Church at the Kalaupapa settlement for leprosy patients had facilities for two — not “men” […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Wrestling with God

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WITNESS TO JESUS | 29TH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text to the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered Oct. 20 at St. Joseph Church, Hilo. The Mass also celebrated the installation of the pastor, Father Apolinario Ty. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=144829690245033&id=125502825511053&__xts__[0]=68.ARApVOr55WAV12hPVRNuXGTVeve9CHSY2Aq6RZOPiqHjyxMuaJO-OwtLyELPPYV5SMLex2vSL_gBOoU617b2V82fdPYOReCXUA0WilSHXMPL-W6cmSgG4A2wSr82IvBIAPv8BCnZAlts93gb4ViuxeIdNXT2J0pnXikLIJhM7NpnTkxYuwvzBBYszN27dkPIet7RH3D5TE-4EaUEFQywc83ngOZAAXhVJ8fPYMh3s75OUws0CXh1iglabfpntM9zGes-n1KnmyiZumqVE6G8KReAmSYdEckPqqJOkGZrbXyCldpHq8fTxezBnNexgFclA4P4rk2GDf9zBkLtWsP9-lc&__tn__=-R A priest friend of mine is […]