The diocesan Stewardship and Development office will host its fifth annual “Stewardship Day,” Jan. 28 at Mary, Star of the Sea Church in Waialae-Kahala. This year’s Stewardship Day features a keynote presentation by Father Andrew Kemberling, chairman of the board for the International Catholic Stewardship Council (ICSC).
Upcoming rites bring deacon candidates closer to ordination
On Jan. 15, 2017, in a special liturgical ceremony at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe at 2 p.m., deacon formation Class 9 members will publicly declare their willingness to be candidates for the permanent diaconate. The diocese’s eighth permanent deacon class, whose members have already completed four years of formation, is scheduled to receive the Rite of Acolyte on Feb. 12, 2017, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center chapel.
Photos: Around the diocese
Parishioners at St. Anthony Church, Kalihi, capped off a year of celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the founding of the parish with a “Centennial Choral Fest,” Nov. 20. Members of the Japanese Religious Committee for the World Federation came to Hawaii earlier this month to attend memorial services for the 75th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Birthday Blessings
“Thanks from the bottom of our heart for your daily witness, which nourishes our hopes and our dreams, and gives us continuous glimmers of light.” These were the words of thanks that Pope Francis heard on the afternoon of his 80th birthday, Dec. 17, after celebrating breakfast with a group of homeless persons.
The house that mercy built
“Lord Jesus Christ, you have taught us to be merciful like the heavenly Father, and have told us that whoever sees you sees him. Shows us your face and we will be saved.” Gathered in the living room of the “Mercy House” on Nov. 27, friends and benefactors of this special project prayed these words in unison.
Bishop Larry Silva’s 2016 Christmas message: Listening for angel voices
We need to pay more attention to angels! “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” (Luke 2:14) That was their message to the shepherds that first Christmas night, and if we are attentive, it is their message to all of us as well.
Chaminade University picks lay woman as president
Chaminade University’s board of regents announced Dec. 8 the selection of Lynn M. Babington to serve as the school’s tenth president. She begins Aug. 1, 2017, succeeding Marianist Brother Bernard Ploeger, who has held the post since 2009.
Traveling icon focus of Marianists’ 200th anniversary
For 18 months, ending on Jan. 22, 2018, the Society of Mary (Marianists) and the Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Marianist Sisters) are celebrating the bicentennial of their foundations around the world.
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: Have a very Mercy Christmas!
“We are called to enlarge the horizons of our hearts, to be surprised by the life that is presented each day with its newness.” (Pope Francis’ 2016 Advent message) This year Advent challenged us to enlarge the horizons of our hearts and be surprised by the celebration of new life revealed in the mystery we might call “Mercy Christmas.”
Deacon ordination leads wave of Sacred Hearts vocations
Story and photos by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald A local brother of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary will soon take his final major step toward becoming a priest of the religious order. Waialua native Jeremy Sabugo, 28, will be ordained a “transitional deacon” Dec. 8 at 7 […]
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