Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Ministry to incarcerated women continues despite pandemic

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By Brother Dennis Schmitz, SM Special to the Herald Several years ago, the Faith of the Heart Marianist Lay Community in Hawaii embarked on a project of ministering to incarcerated women, to women returning from incarceration and to the families of incarcerated women. The group discerned this ministry with the help of the Pu‘a Foundation, […]

Bishop Silva gives new instructions on the celebration of the Latin Mass

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva’s instructions for the local application of Pope Francis’ new rules on the use of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass doesn’t change much of the present practice in Hawaii where 10 priests celebrate it. The new norms, dated Jan. 9, follow Pope Francis’ July 16 apostolic letter […]

Instruction on the Implementation of ‘Traditionis Custodes’

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Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii Diocese of Honolulu Witness to Jesus INSTRUCTION OF THE DIOCESE OF HONOLULU FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE APOSTOLIC LETTER, ISSUED MOTU PROPRIO BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS “TRADITIONIS CUSTODES” ON THE USE OF THE ROMAN LITURGY PRIOR TO THE REFORM OF 1970. In light of the Apostolic […]

Letter: Bishop Larry Silva on the celebration of the Latin Mass

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Letter BISHOP LARRY SILVA To the Clergy and Faithful of the Diocese of Honolulu regarding the celebration of the Latin Mass of the Missal of 1962 Dear Brothers and Sisters, Peace be with you! You may have heard that on July 16, 2021, Pope Francis issued an Apostolic Letter called Traditionis Custodes (Custodians of the […]

Half-way, ‘Ohana in Christ’ campaign is progressing well

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Ohana in Christ, the Diocese of Honolulu’s new fundraising campaign, is progressing well. According to Mark Clark, the diocesan director of stewardship and development, by the end of 2021, the appeal had raised $582,042 from about 2,000 donors. It has already surpassed last year’s contributions to the Bishop’s Circle […]

Diocese schedules 16 second collections in 2022 for various causes

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Here is the second collection schedule for the Diocese of Honolulu for 2022. Second collections are those taken up in parish churches for causes in addition to the primary collection taken for the support of the parish. Some of the 16 appeals are local, some are national or international. Jan. 22/23: Church in Latin America […]

Family ties the topic of Kalaupapa webinar

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As part of January being Kalaupapa Month, Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa will present a webinar, “The Restoration of Family Ties,” on Saturday, Jan. 22, 10-11:30 a.m. The event is being hosted by the Damien-Marianne Catholic Conference. There is no charge. Pre-register at www.dmcchawaii.org. This presentation is a narrated slide show of historical and modern-day photographs […]

Omicron has some pastors returning to social distancing

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Others are leaving it up to worshippers to space themselves By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19 hit the Hawaiian islands right around the time that the Diocese of Honolulu lifted requirements for social distancing in Catholic churches throughout most of the state. The latter decision had been made […]

2021 in review: A look back at the events and images from another year marked by the coronavirus pandemic

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Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Here is a month-by-month review of the Catholic news in Hawaii in 2021 as reported in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. January A Jan. 8 memo from the Diocese of Honolulu said it would not “mandate” the COVID-19 vaccine for persons who work in Hawaii’s Catholic parishes, schools and […]