Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Knights of Columbus honor their members, councils and namesake at annual banquet

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More than 230 Knights of Columbus and family members gathered at the Hale Koa Hotel in Waikiki Oct. 13 to honor their explorer namesake, Christopher Columbus, and to celebrate special members and councils at the Knights’ Hawaii State Council annual Columbus Day Banquet. The Sts. Peter and Paul Council 16002 in Honolulu was the host […]

Photo: Lectors and acolytes

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Two Diocese of Honolulu seminarians were installed as lectors and three as acolytes in a ceremony Nov. 6 celebrated by Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno, center, at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California. The acolytes, dressed in albs, from left are Preston Castro, Arrion Llantos and Kevin Clark. The lectors, in […]

Kaneohe parish offers two evenings on Bishop Barron’s paths to holiness

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The adult faith formation team of St. Ann Parish in Kaneohe is hosting two Advent sessions based on “Untold Blessings,” Bishop Robert Barron’s study program on three paths to holiness In “Untold Blessings,” Bishop Barron paints a beautiful and mysterious image of what it takes to be a follower of Jesus Christ, as he lays […]

Secular Franciscans: Messengers of perfect joy and hope

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Position statement NATIONAL FRATERNITY OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER By Liz Ishimitsu, ofs Special to the Herald As the regional minister of Ohana O Ke Anuenue of the Secular Franciscan Order which covers fraternities on Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island, I attended the annual chapter for the Secular Franciscan Order for the United […]

Photo: Appreciating priests

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Bishop Larry Silva, seated center, and nearly 40 priests, enjoyed the annual Serra Club of Honolulu’s priest appreciation dinner Oct. 10 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Joining him at his table are Serra Club member Fred Hagen, left, and Father Ernesto Juarez. Standing, from left, are Father Joseph Diaz, Father Exsequel Tuyor and Father Roel […]

School trains for security threats and emergencies

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The faculty and staff of St. John Vianney School in Kailua were privileged to attend an all-day emergency response training Oct. 29 provided by Blue Line Solutions, an organization comprised of an elite team of experts from local law enforcement units that prepares schools and other organizations for a variety of security threats and emergencies. […]

Putting your houses in order

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In the last decade, Marlene De Costa has overhauled the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On the whiteboard in Marlene De Costa’s office are two handwritten, faded slogans she’s kept up as a reminder of her mission as the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate director: “Specialize in the impossible” […]

The profession of a local Carmelite caps off a year that revitalized the monastery

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Final vows By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald On Oct. 15, Logan Yempuku’s grandma made her permanent vows as a cloistered Carmelite sister. The times are changing at Hawaii’s Carmel of the Holy Trinity monastery. At a morning Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva in the sunlit former seminary chapel at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, […]

Bishop’s new task force to stoke an evangelizing spirit

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Evangelization has been a consistent priority for Bishop Larry Silva. Now he’s set up an official group to help prepare Hawaii Catholics to go out and be “fishers of men.” Leading the Diocese of Honolulu’s Evangelization Task Force is Dominic Olaso, faith formation director at Our Lady of Good […]