Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Marriage Encounter offering first Oahu day-only weekend

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Worldwide Marriage Encounter in Hawaii is offering an enrichment experience for couples and priests March 24-26 at St. John the Baptist Parish in Honolulu. It will be the first Oahu experience where participants will go home each night, instead of staying overnight at a retreat center. Marriage Encounter experiences have often been presented in hotels […]

Former diocesan youth ministry director drops by, shares stories with current one

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On a recent visit back to Oahu, the Diocese of Honolulu’s former youth ministry director got a chance to visit its current one. Alphonso “Al” Jones, 91, served the diocese in the late 1990s before retiring to California but visited the islands regularly until COVID-19. On his first visit […]

Many milestone years mark this year’s Catholic school educators gathering

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald If the number of lei piled around Raymond Abregano Jr.’s neck equaled the number of years he’s served in Hawaii Catholic schools, they would have gone above his head and tumbled off during the Annual Conference of Catholic Educators Mass on Feb. 3. As it was, the lei Abregano […]

Former evangelical preacher, now Catholic, to give Lenten mission

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A former evangelical minister who got his start at Hope Chapel-Kaneohe is holding a Lenten mission at a Windward parish. Jeremy Rivera will hold a three-night parish mission, at St. John Vianney Church in Kailua, March 6-8, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The mission is free and open to anyone. Rivera’s talks will “explore how the three temptations […]

‘Hope that leads to justice’ the theme of the Red Mass

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Hope that leads to justice,” was the theme of the Red Mass Jan. 17 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the annual liturgy invoking the wisdom and guidance of the Holy Spirit upon Hawaii’s civic leaders. The guest speaker was president and […]

‘Teaching’ Masses help in the understanding of the Eucharist

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sunday Mass has just gotten a little bit longer. That’s because, starting in January, it has become an occasion for a “teachable moment.” Bishop Larry Silva has asked parishes to conduct “teaching Masses” in participation in the National Eucharistic Revival, a movement begun by the U.S. bishops to restore […]