By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii bid aloha to Father Emil Kapaun, a U.S. Army Korean War chaplain and candidate for sainthood, with an evening Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva Sept. 23 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace honoring the priest who died 70 years ago in a North Korean […]
Philippines-born vocations director incardinated into the diocese
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald In a short ceremony during the muggy, midday Mass at St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s chapel on Sept. 16, Father Joseph “Bong” Diaz officially joined the Diocese of Honolulu surrounded by the majority of the priests serving here in Hawaii. The Mass took place during the diocese’s annual priests retreat, […]
Hawaii Catholic Herald Parish News: Oct. 1, 2021
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One more chance this year to attend Sunday Mass in Kaupo
By Marvy Marciel Gibbs Special to the Herald During 2021, island Catholics have been encouraged to embrace the “Year of St. Joseph” and make a pilgrimage to the churches named after the husband of Mary. Our remote St. Joseph Mission at Kaupo is one of the two pilgrimage sites on Maui. At our Mass on […]
St. Joseph Waipahu Pilgrimage: From sugar plantation parish to robust church of today
St. Joseph Parish, Waipahu By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald During this “Year of St. Joseph,” why not visit one of the St. Joseph churches in Hawaii. In this issue, we head to our last St. Joseph Church, this time in Waipahu on Oahu. Read the rest of the St. Joseph Church stories here. Like […]
Women Apostles for Catechesis want to spread the Good News
By the Respect Life Office Special to the Herald The Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians were invited to Hawaii in 2008 by their fellow India native, Father Thomas Purayidathil Joseph. Today, four sisters serve Oahu in social ministry, religious education, pastoral work, hospice care and homebound ministry. Missionary Sister Meristella Umdor, director of […]
October’s here. Time again to count heads
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s October, the month Hawaii parishes count the people in the pews. Alas, like last year, with fewer people in church, conveniently spaced, the pandemic has made the job easier for ushers. Each October every parish is asked to count heads at each Saturday vigil and Sunday Mass. The […]
BOOK REVIEWS: Trips across Catholic country and into Maui’s Portuguese past
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald “Monuments, Marvels, and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America” by Marion Amberg If you’d like to be inspired to visit Catholic landmarks on your next mainland trip, “Monuments, Marvels and Miracles: A Traveler’s Guide to Catholic America” (Our Sunday Visitor) is a fact-filled and well-organized book to browse […]
‘OHANA IN CHRIST: Bishop Silva ‘rebrands’ annual appeal broadening its participation to include Hawaii parishes
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is re-introducing his annual appeal, the Bishop’s Circle, under a new name and with a new approach, but with the same goal — to raise financial support for crucial church ministries. The new campaign, ‘Ohana in Christ, will be presented by letter to previous Bishop’s Circle […]
St. Joseph Parish, Hilo: From humble beginnings to Big Island landmark
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald During this “Year of St. Joseph,” why not try and visit one of the St. Joseph churches in Hawaii. In this issue, we head to Hawaii island’s St. Joseph Church in the heart of Hilo. Read our other St. Joseph church profiles here. Hilo’s established Catholic history took off […]
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