The Philippine festival of Santo Nino, the Holy Infant Jesus celebrating the island nation’s oldest religious icon, Santo Nino de Cebu, is becoming more popular in Hawaii, especially in anticipation of the 500th anniversary next year of the Catholic faith coming to the Philippines. Last month, the Big Island came together for Island-wide devotions to […]
Protecting life from birth to death
Paulette Vernay talks about building up Respect Life programs in the diocese and her goal to have a pro-life coordinator in every Hawaii parish By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Paulette Vernay, the Diocese of Honolulu’s Respect Life director, has been in the role for a year now. However, her diocesan work has involved pro-life […]
Scenes from the March for Life 2020
Here are photos from the annual March for Life 2020, Jan. 16, at the Hawaii State Capitol
2020 Red Mass speaker: Millennials have the grit to reshape the world
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald He was the first Red Mass speaker to begin his talk by taking a selfie with the congregation. Typical “millennial.” Which was the point. Kainoa Fukumoto, 35, the founder and president of EPIC Ministry, a community of young Catholic adults in the Diocese of Honolulu, was the guest speaker […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The most polluted river in the world
WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD This is the prepared text of the homily by Bishop Larry Silva for the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, delivered Jan. 12 at St. Anthony Church, Kailua, at a Mass for persons being received into the Catholic Church through the sacraments of […]
About those Millennials: Excerpts from the Red Mass talk
Here is an extended excerpt from the prepared text of Kainoa Fukumoto’s Red Mass address Jan. 14 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Another unfortunate characteristic of the millennial generation is their general apathy or indifference toward religion. Millennials are not only leaving Hawaii; they’re leaving the church. According to statistics from […]
Brother Benedict Mary Bartsch, Dominicans: Remain rooted in prayer
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald What is life like for a newly professed brother in the Western Dominican Province (Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus) in Oakland, California? As a native from Kohala on the Big Island (the town on the northern tip), there were […]
Hawaii Catholic Schools superintendent to retire this year
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Schools Hawaii Catholic School’s leader for close to a decade, Michael Rockers, will retire at the end of this academic year. The official announcement came on Jan. 8 via an email from the diocese’s human resources director, Dara Perreira, and an email from Rockers to pastors and school administrators. Rockers […]
Talk story: Encountering Christ through a myriad of ministries
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s grace.” (1 Peter 4:10) 2020 is not only a brand new year, but also the start of a new decade that will need, more than ever, the clarity of “20/20” vision. This January, […]
Photo: Twelve candidates for deacon
A dozen men stand during their rite of admission to candidacy for the permanent diaconate at a Mass, Jan. 12, at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. Bishop Larry Silva presided. The men have just completed their “aspirancy year” exploring a possible call to deacons. Three of the candidates are from Maui. The rest are from […]
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