Pope Francis has accepted a proposal to form a commission to assess the merits of ordaining women as deacons in the Roman Catholic Church. Here is one male Catholic in the pews who applauds and hopes the Holy Father will move quickly and decisively to make it happen. To justify this plea and to find […]
Awards honor spiritual side of scouting
There is a spiritual side to the all-American activity of scouting, and in Hawaii, the Diocese of Honolulu Catholic Committee on Scouting (DHCCS) exists to promote it. Naturally, such an effort would involve the earning of emblems, awards, medals and patches that scouts can display proudly. Forty scouts received these honors at the 2016 Catholic […]
Relic of St. Junipero Serra to bless diocesan July vocation holy hour
The diocese’s monthly Holy Hour for Vocations at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa on July 6 will be a very special one with the presence of a first-class relic of America’s newest saint — Junipero Serra.
Four ‘graduations’ reflect transitions coming to Maui’s St. Anthony schools
By August 2017, according to Marianist Brother Fred Silbereis, a reorganization will result in a single St. Anthony School, comprised of four divisions: the pre-school, the primary school, the middle school and the high school.
Photo: Invasive alien algae
Tyla, a seventh grader at Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City, displays a handful of invasive algae at Paiko Beach on Maunalua Bay in East Honolulu. On April 11, the school’s sixth through eighth graders donned gloves and tabis to help the environmental organization Malama Maunalua remove the unwanted plants that are […]
Photo: Franciscan officers chosen
The Secular Franciscan Regional Fraternity of Hawaii recently celebrated its tri-annual election of officers at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Visitors from the national fraternity observed the elections and gave encouraging talks about our Franciscan way of life. The Hawaii region has six fraternities, two on Oahu, two on the Big Island […]
Father Thomas Choo, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The prayer of the sigh
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald There is a story of a person who was rushing to finish work and everything else in order to get to the mosque on time for prayer. Unfortunately, he still arrived late and wasn’t able to participate in the service. In great […]
Official notices: June 17. 2016
Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 18, 8:00 am, Mass for Oahu Faith Formation Conference, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. [Fr. Gary Secor] June 21, 9:00 am, Diocesan Finance Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 6:00 pm, Alliance Defending Freedom’s Religious Freedom Summit, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kapalua. June 22, 5:00 […]
Heralding back: June 17. 2016
50 years ago — June 17, 1966 Madonna, child to appear on Christmas postage stamp For the first time in the history of the U.S. Post Office Department, a postage stamp will depict the Madonna and Child. In announcing the design of the 1966 Christmas postage stamp, Postmaster General Lawrence F. O’Brien said the five-cent […]
Taking Christ to the streets: Bishop Silva leads annual Corpus Christi procession
Passersby on the highways and byways leading from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in the heart of Honolulu were blessed with prayers and hymns by marching faithful as Bishop Larry Silva led the diocese’s annual Eucharistic Procession on May 29.
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