The president and chief executive officer of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Terry Walsh, has resigned after two years on the job. In a Nov. 3 statement, Bishop Larry Silva, who is the Catholic Charities corporation director, thanked Walsh “for all he has done” for the organization. No reason was given for his resignation. The bishop said […]
Sister Romeka Situmorang, Sisters of the Sacred Hearts: God just picked me up
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Life is always challenging. It is never easy or perfect. Even in the life of Jesus, from the time he was in Mary’s womb, to his being an immigrant and unto the cross, there were hardships. Somehow, in my imagination, I thought […]
Talk story: Hearing the cry of the poor
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The poor man cried out and the Lord heard him.” (PS 34:6) This Scripture passage is the theme for World Day of the Poor, Sunday, Nov. 18. It is also the first line in Bishop Larry Silva’s letter, published in the Nov. 2 Hawaii Catholic Herald, urging support for the […]
Picturing life’s calling: winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest
Click here to see the winners of the Hawaii Catholic Schools vocation awareness art contest To commemorate National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 4-10, the Hawaii Catholic Schools office and the Director of Vocations of the Diocese of Honolulu, Father Rheo Ofalsa, sponsored a Vocations Awareness Art Contest for students in grades kindergarten through grade eight […]
Photo: In the presence of a saint
Two children view the relics of St. Pio of Pietrelcina — Padre Pio — in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Nov. 9. Six relics of the well-known 20th century Italian mystic who bore the stigmata, the wounds of Jesus Christ, have been touring the United States since last year. The relics displayed […]
Retirement collection benefits elderly sisters, brothers, religous order priests
The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held Dec. 8-9 in the Diocese of Honolulu. Last year, Hawaii parishioners gave $107,756.19 to the collection. Among the local beneficiaries of the collection this year was the Carmelite Monastery in Kaneohe. The national appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office in Washington. The […]
Catholic Charities receives $1 million grant to assist Alzheimer patients and caregivers
Catholic Charities Hawaii has been awarded a three-year, $1 million dollar grant to help persons living with and those at high risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their caregivers. The grant from the Administration for Community Living/Administration on Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Program Initiative will increase dementia awareness in the community and address […]
Photo: A return to the past
Women wearing the Franciscan habits of a century ago reenact the arrival of Mother Marianne Cope and six companion Franciscan Sisters before a Mass commemorating the 135th anniversary of that event in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Mother Marianne was the superior of her order in Syracuse, New York, in 1883 when […]
No, the bishop is not asking you to get him iTunes cards
Phishing emails target church workers in the Diocese of Honolulu By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Marvin Samiano was worrying about the threat of incoming Hurricane Lane and at a medical appointment at Queen’s Medical Center on Aug. 23 when he checked his work email. One in particular caught his eye. It was from […]
Number of Mass-goers in Hawaii hits a new low
Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald October, the month the Diocese of Honolulu counts heads in church, is over. While we await the final tally, let’s look at last year’s figures. The news isn’t good. The 2017 count was 48,210, the lowest number the Hawaii Catholic Herald has on record, going back more than 35 years. […]
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