Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Parishioners’ stewardship can live on through planned giving

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Stewardship doesn’t end with retirement. It doesn’t end when we write our last check to the parish or serve in our final ministry. It continues for as long as God entrusts us with his gifts, including the decisions we make about what will happen to those gifts after we are […]

Reflection: Sea Sunday: Seeds are sown even in the vast ocean

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By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald Sea Sunday is a special time of the year when the universal church honors the sacrifices of all those who work on the ocean, often unseen by society beyond the products they deliver, the food on our plates and the services they provide. Seafarers are considered the […]

Former Office of Worship director marks 60th jubilee

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By the Sisters of the Holy Family Special to the Herald Congratulations are in order for Sister of the Holy Family Mary Lange, who ministered in Hawaii island parishes and with the Diocese of Honolulu for many years, on the occasion of her 60th jubilee of religious life, which she celebrated Aug. 1. Sister Lange […]

From Molokai to Wisconsin, isles’ witness continues to inspire

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By Mark Jechura Special to the Herald CHAMPION, Wis. — The witness of St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai, St. Marianne Cope and servant of God Joseph Dutton reached pilgrims from across the United States last month during the inaugural Saints of America celebration at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Wisconsin. […]

‘Special relationship’: Bishop Castori’s ties to Tonga are more than 3 decades deep

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By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald At the heart of Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ’s coat of arms are two symbols that represent his loving embrace of family. On the left are poppies and lupines signifying his home and family in California, and on the right is a Tongan kumete — a large, wooden ceremonial […]

‘In awe’ of God’s call, Bishop Castori is installed as diocese’s new shepherd

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “E hiki mai kou aupuni” — “Thy kingdom come.” The episcopal motto of Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, SJ — taken from the Our Father recited in olelo Hawaii — anchored a liturgy rich with culture and symbolism in which the Jesuit priest was ordained and installed as […]

Profile: Building God’s kingdom as Honolulu’s new shepherd

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Though there was no way to know at the time, Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ’s childhood laid the groundwork for his current ministry as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu. When he was growing up in Carmichael, California, the youngest of three children and only boy […]

Analysis: With Bishop Castori, diocese is in good hands

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The role of bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu is a great challenge to fill on the rare occasions when it opens up. Hawaii’s unique and diverse blend of ethnicities, cultures, ages and stages in life requires a compassionate and flexible leader who also brings a level head […]

Reflection: Michael our bishop

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By Anthony Selvanathan Special to the Herald This weekend, something will sound different at every Catholic Mass throughout the Diocese of Honolulu. For the first time, during the Eucharistic prayer, many island Catholics will hear the words, “Leo XIV our pope and Michael our bishop.” It may seem like a small change in a familiar […]