WITNESS TO JESUS | MASS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE Here is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the Mass for the Protection of Life, Jan. 21, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. It has been slightly shortened for space considerations. It is always puzzling to many of us […]
3 Hawaii island deacons ordained
Bishop Larry Silva ordained three Big Islanders, members of the Cohort Nine diocesan permanent deacon class, Jan. 30 at St. Michael Church in Kailua-Kona. Raised to the diaconate at the mid-morning Mass were Sandor Hernandez Morales of St. Michael Parish, Charles W. Mapa of St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View, and George G. Wood of Our […]
Marianists to bid aloha to St. Anthony, Wailuku, June 30
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Brothers and Fathers of the Society of Mary, known as the Marianists, will bid aloha to St. Anthony Parish and School in Wailuku, Maui, on June 30 after maintaining a presence there for 138 years. Marianist Father Tim Kenney made the announcement on behalf of the U.S. Marianist […]
Housing is healthcare
HOPE Services director invites lawmakers to join her in standing up for the homeless By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The talk was one of confidence and hope, delivered to a congregation considerably thinned by social distancing. It was also an invitation. “I need your help in showing compassion for the vulnerable, to advocating for […]
Mary Adamski: Feeling angry and disappointed
VIEW FROM THE PEW There were yardmen in the neighborhood and it always makes me think they are still boys at heart, loving to make noise. And how they do love those leaf blowers, roaring on and on while they herd leaves and cuttings to the green bin. I’ll bet these guys never think of […]
COVID-19 adaptations to Lenten Regulations
Here are changes to traditional Lenten practices caused by the pandemic Ash Wednesday Ministers will sprinkle ashes on top of the heads of each person without saying anything instead of marking a cross on the forehead and saying “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Palm Sunday A simple entrance rather […]
2021 Lenten Regulations during the COVID19 pandemic
Diocese of Honolulu 2021 Lenten Regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic By the diocesan Office of Worship The dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass is extended through Feb. 16, 2021 (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday). FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics age 18 through 59 are bound to fast on Ash Wednesday […]
Bishop says St. Marianne Cope made leap of faith to follow God’s call
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Borrowing from the brief Gospel passage from Mark in which people around Jesus, alarmed by his actions, were saying, “He is out of his mind,” Bishop Larry Silva said that St. Marianne of Molokai must also have been considered a little crazy. This observation was the key point of […]
Mary Duddy: The power of forgiveness
THE MARRIED LIFE Pope Francis says three phrases should always be spoken within a family: Please. Thank you. I’m sorry. And the hardest of these, says my husband, is to say, “I’m sorry.” How true this is. Recently I had a hard time sleeping because I knew my husband was mad at me after a […]
Diocese has new sex abuse victim assistance coordinator
Kristin J. Leandro, director of the diocese’s Safe Environment office announced Jan. 12 the appointment of the new diocesan victim assistance coordinator, the person who provides support and services for adult survivors of child sexual abuse by clergy, religious or church workers. Lora Daniel, a licensed mental health counselor at Catholic Charities Hawaii, takes the […]
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