Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Talk story: HOPE Services eases people’s suffering

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  https://www.facebook.com/HOPEServicesHawaii/videos/911266162644206   OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “May Jesus, our Passover, grant strength and hope to all who work diligently to guarantee the essential services necessary to ease people’s difficulties and sufferings.” (Pope Francis, Easter 2020) The devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the whole world. Yet amid the tragedies, we hear […]

HOPE Services arranges hotel for homeless during pandemic

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Sheltering-in-place doesn’t mean much when you don’t have a place to shelter. That’s why HOPE Services Hawaii is coordinating a place for homeless elderly and medically at-risk homeless to stay during the COVID-19 pandemic. Starting on April 9, the non-profit affiliate of the Diocese of Honolulu’s Office for Social Ministry began moving homeless kupuna into […]

Aloha kekahi i kekahi

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Kupuna Needs Project created to deliver food, necessities to elderly and other vulnerable people By Dallas Carter Special to the Herald The Hawaiian proverb “aloha kekahi i kekahi” (“love one another”) reminds us to be good to one another and to care for the most vulnerable among us. Our Lord exhorts us in holy Scripture […]

A retreat, a long time ago, before social distancing

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The annual deacons and wives retreat took place Feb. 21-23 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center on Oahu, before shelter-in-place restrictions went into effect. The retreat leader this year was Capuchin Franciscan Father Michel Dalton, pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Kuliouou, who themed the gathering “Heaven Begins Within You.” Attendees posed for a group photo […]

Knights, parishioners bring Easter cheer to homeless shelter

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By William Hays Special to the Herald The Knights of Columbus and parishioners of St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, in spite of the demands of social distancing during this time of coronavirus, stepped up to distribute some Easter cheer among the less fortunate. We asked the Institute for Human Services homeless shelter in Honolulu if […]

Deacon ordination of Ese’ese Tui delayed

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The ordination of seminarian Ese’ese “Ace” Tui to the transitional diaconate previously scheduled for May 15 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ewa Beach has been postponed due to the limitations imposed by the coronavirus pandemic, Bishop Larry Silva announced May 2. “After careful re-consideration of the lockdown situation we are currently experiencing, Seminarian […]

May Confirmation Masses postponed

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Seventeen parish Confirmation and first holy Communion ceremonies originally scheduled for May have been postponed until an undetermined date because of the extension of state quarantine orders through May 31. Bishop Larry Silva would have celebrated nine of them; vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor would have celebrated eight. Also postponed are two pastor installations, two […]

Join the U.S. bishops in rededicating the nation to Our Lady’s protection

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On May 1, the first day of the month of Mary, the bishops of the United States will join the bishops of Canada to reconsecrate the two countries to the care of the Blessed Mother as the world continues to face the threat of the coronavirus pandemic. The event is called a reconsecration or rededication […]

Canceling public liturgies was Bishop Silva’s ‘biggest burden’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva’s “biggest burden” arising from the coronavirus pandemic was “making the decision to cancel public liturgies.” He first did that on March 17 for two weeks, prompted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that gatherings of 50 or more be canceled and the […]