By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald What do Bishop Larry Silva, two epic jugglers and dozens of awesome young Catholics from several islands have in common? They will all be at this year’s Diocesan Youth Day, Oct. 22 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. Registration is ongoing for the event until Oct. […]
Festival of choirs to sing out Kalihi parish centennial year
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Nothing like the sound of angelic voices raised in praise to cap a hundred years celebration. St. Anthony Parish in Kalihi will host a choral festival Nov. 20 in its church on Puuhale Road to culminate its commemorative centennial year. The two-hour concert which starts at 2 p.m. […]
Holy hour to open 100th year celebration of Fatima miracle
A holy hour and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 7-8 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace will open the universal 100th anniversary celebration of “the miracle of the sun” at Fatima, Portugal. The miracle of the sun refers to an event which took place on Oct. 13, 1917, […]
Pastors encouraged to attend Big Island interfaith summit on family homelessness
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Big Island’s County of Hawaii is coordinating an interfaith “summit” on family homelessness and a Catholic priest on the planning committee is strongly encouraging fellow pastors and parish outreach coordinators and volunteers to attend. The Hawaii Island Interfaith Coalition of Family Homelessness Summit is 9 a.m.-2 p.m., […]
Knights keep graves clean at forgotten cemetery
By Sebastian Lopez Special to the Herald There is an old cemetery in Waianae, off the beaten path. It is tucked away behind commercial buildings and surrounded by homes in the area. Kaupuni Place runs along the makai side. Kaupuni Street and a couple houses are north of it. Many graves have sunk over the […]
Marianist Father Lawrence Mann | 1916-2016
Pastor, teacher served Isles more than 30 years Society of Mary Father Lawrence Mann, who served several assignments as a parish priest and teacher on Oahu totaling more than three decades, died Sept. 1 in Cupertino, California, at age 100. He was a Marianist for 83 years and a priest for 71 years. Over the […]
Fire and dedication are part of Kekaha parish’s 75-year history
By Chantal A. Duarte Special to the Herald In 1941, Sacred Hearts Father Raphael Smulders, looking to build a church on Kauai’s west side, negotiated an exchange with Kekaha Plantation of a parcel of land owned by the church for property more centrally located. On January 21, 1941, in the hundredth year of the […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Diocese celebrates a rich heritage
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald The bombing of Pearl Harbor. Hawaii’s statehood. The canonization of two saints. Countless baptisms, first Communions, weddings, funerals, ordinations, daily and Sunday Masses. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Honolulu has been through quite a bit in seven-and-a-half decades. Island Catholics over the years have been blessed with […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Through the decades
The diocese through the decades On Sept. 10, 1941, Hawaii’s Catholic church, a missionary outpost for 114 years, was elevated to the status of “diocese” — the Diocese of Honolulu. It was, for island Catholics, an honor perhaps akin to the territory of Hawaii becoming a state of the union. Pope Pius XII appointed Bishop […]
Diocese of Honolulu: 75 years: Bishop Silva’s message
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Peace be with you! Some of our parishioners are old enough to remember when the Catholic Church in Hawaii was called the Apostolic Vicariate of Hawaii, as well as the time 75 years ago when it became the Diocese of Honolulu. It went from being “mission territory,” dependent upon Rome for […]
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