By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Sister Mary Dolorine Pires, scholar, teacher and writer, died April 30 at her congregation’s Malia O Ka Malu Convent in Kaimuki after a lingering illness. She was 96 and 73 years a religious sister. Her funeral is May 20 in Sacred Hearts Academy’s St. Margaret Mary Chapel. […]
FATHER HERBERT CHING | 1921-2017: Diocese’s local-born priest first of Chinese ancestry
Oahu-born Father Herbert Won Ching, the fourth Island-born man to be ordained for the Diocese of Honolulu, died May 2 at Queen’s Medical Center. For most of his adult life he had suffered from a disability which required an early retirement. He was 96 and priest for 70 years. Father Ching’s funeral is May 31 […]
Knights of Columbus elect officers
The Hawaii State Council of the Knights of Columbus held its 38th annual State Convention and Banquet April 28-30 at the Ala Moana Hotel in Honolulu during which officers for the 2017-2018 year were elected. The convention began with a Mass for the Knights and their families celebrated by Msgr. Gary Secor. In the elections […]
LA SALETTE FATHER FRANCOIS BOURGEOIS | 1927-2017: Missionary priest served on Kauai and Oahu
La Salette Missionary Father Francois “Frank” Bourgeois, who served parishes on Kauai and Oahu in the 1990s and early 2000s, died May 11 in the Philippines, where he was retired. He was 89, a member of the La Salette order for 68 years and a priest for 63 years. Father Bourgeois was born on June […]
Bishop to celebrate Mass for Island graduates
Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a baccalaureate Mass for all graduates in the diocese, 6 p.m., Thursday, May 25 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. All those graduating from elementary school, middle school, high school, or college — including home schoolers — are invited to attend the Mass with their families and […]
Maui parish receives shooter scenario training
By Carol Ursua Special to the Herald Picture this scenario. You’re in church. Mass has begun. All of a sudden shots are fired. There is a gunman in the church. What do you do? Do you run, scream, or stand there frozen in disbelief? The “shooter” could be a visitor or even a parishioner. On […]
Living ‘the call of the Lord’
Priestly ordination a childhood dream for Kalihi native Deacon Alfred Omar Guerrero By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu will gain a new priest May 19, when Bishop Larry Silva is scheduled to ordain Deacon Alfred Omar Guerrero in a special 6 p.m. liturgy at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. […]
It’s confirmation season; Bishop celebrating 24 of 39 ceremonies
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is celebrating 27 out of 44 parish Confirmation ceremonies in the diocese this year. Vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor will celebrate 17. Most confirmations are administered during the season of Easter — this year from Easter Sunday, April 15, until Pentecost Sunday, June 4. Some of […]
Bishop Larry Silva’s homily: Third Sunday of Easter
WITNESS TO JESUS Where is God is all of this? This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Third Sunday of Easter, April 30, delivered at St. George Church, Waimanalo and Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Wahiawa, at their confirmation Masses. What makes you downcast? Is it trouble in the family? […]
Liturgies and fellowship to mark ‘St. Damien Day’
May 10 is the feast day of St. Damien de Veuster, an obligatory memorial to be celebrated in the Diocese of Honolulu. Island parishes and the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary — St. Damien’s religious order — have organized upcoming liturgies and activities to honor the Molokai saint. Bishop Larry Silva […]
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