By Robert Van Tassell 2023 Red Mass TALK This is the prepared text of the talk given by Robert Van Tassell, chief executive officer and president of Catholic Charities Hawaii delivered at the annual diocesan Red Mass, Jan. 17, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. Thank you, Bishop, for […]
Eddie would go park … at Sts. Peter and Paul Church
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The estimated 50,000 spectators who turned out for The Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational at Waimea Bay on Jan. 22 needed a way to get there. Some took public transportation, biked or walked in. But many drove and needed a parking spot. Enter Sts. Peter and Paul Church with […]
Co-Cathedral Mass celebrates a saint, welcomes a priest
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva the evening of Jan. 23 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa served a dual purpose — a feast day commemoration of the life and words of Hawaii’s second saint, and the welcoming of a new priest into the Diocese of Honolulu. Before […]
Voices of Kalaupapa is the theme of webinar
Maui-based writer Valerie Monson, former executive director and coordinator of Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa, will be the first 2023 presenter of “Voices of the People,” a series of webinars hosted by the Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference. Her webinar, “You have to hear the voices to feel the people,” is Feb. 18, 10-11:30 a.m. Hawaii […]
Marianist lecture’s topic ‘A Life Worth Loving’
Chaminade University of Honolulu will host its first Marianist lecture of 2023 on the topic of “A Life Worth Loving: How people of faith engage work, leisure and love.” The Feb. 19 talk will be given by Anna Moreland, a theology professor and University Honors Program chair at Villanova University, who will look at […]
Photo: Silent prayer for Christian unity
Bishop Larry Silva, right, and others bow in prayer before at a large iconographic cross during an ecumenical Taize prayer for Christian unity Jan. 18 at the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. Taize is a non-denominational prayer developed by Catholic and Protestant religious brothers in Taize, France. The hour-long service included chants, petitions, […]
Inclusive Catholic schools: Part 2
Educators seek ways to accommodate students who need different instruction models By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald There’s a cheerful room on the second floor of one of the buildings at St. Joseph School in Waipahu. A bubble tube provides a soothing distraction while a large TV screen plays relaxing music as images of […]
Lisa Gomes honored with first EPIC award
Lisa Gomes, the Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry director, received the first annual EPIC award at EPIC Ministry’s annual Christmas banquet. At the Dec. 30 event, Gomes was honored with a glass plaque and a thank you video from those who have worked with her over the years. Gomes has […]
Columbaria at local houses of worship put at risk with pending legislation
A bill that allowed Hawaii Catholic churches and other houses of worship to build and maintain columbaria, or cremation niches, on their property, is being challenged in the state legislature. On Jan. 31, diocesan finance officer Lisa Sakamoto sent out an email alert that House Bill 646 would repeal a previously passed 2020 bill “that […]
North shore native sixth Sacred Hearts priest ordained since fall
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva ordained Oahu native Michael “Maiki” Kamauoha as a Sacred Hearts priest on Jan. 24, the last of six ordinations to the priesthood for the religious congregation’s U.S. province that began in the fall. Father Kamauoha, who is known to family and friends as Maiki (pronounced Mikey), […]
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