FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (Feb. 18) and Good Friday (April 3). To fast means to consume one full meal a day at most, although taking of other, smaller quantities of food at the other customary mealtimes is permitted. […]
Remembering Msgr. Troi | Former Alpine forces chaplain skied with one pope, befriended another
Msgr. Franco Luigi Troi, a former elite forces chaplain from Alpine Italy who skied with Pope John Paul II and befriended Pope Benedict XVI, a priest who spent most of his retirement years assisting at Oahu parishes, died Jan. 21 after a brief illness at St. Francis Hospice in Honolulu. He was ordained 50 years. […]
Folding of Road Map leads to next step in diocesan planning
With the wrapping-up of the “Diocesan Road Map of Pastoral, Program and Facility Needs 2008-2013,” the planning document that steered Bishop Larry Silva’s opening years as Bishop of Honolulu, the diocese is looking for a new set of priorities to carry it into the future. The Office for Pastoral Planning, headed by director James Walsh, […]
Year of Consecrated life: Displays coming to the Big Island and Maui
Year of Consecrated life: Nov. 30, 2014 – Feb. 2, 2016 Coming to your parish and school! The Diocese of Honolulu is sending a special display celebrating the religious life to every parish and school in Hawaii through the Year of Consecrated Life. Here is the schedule for the next few weeks on the Big […]
Chaminade makes ‘top school’ list for military and veteran education
Measuring best practices in military and veteran education, Military Advanced Education (MAE) has named Chaminade University of Honolulu as a “top school” in its 2015 MAE Guide to Colleges and Universities. The guide, published in the December issue of MAE, is online at www.mae-kmi.com. The guide reviewed the military-supportive policies of more than 600 educational […]
UH Newman Center presenting Christian singer Amanda Vernon
The Newman Center at the University of Hawaii-Manoa, 1941 East-West Road, is presenting Christian recording artist Amanda Vernon in a concert/keynote performance 7:30 p.m., Feb. 24. The event is free. According to the Newman Center’s promotional material, Vernon will deliver a “mix of interactive songs, Scripture stories, personal testimony and a call to action.” Vernon […]
Photo: Along for the walk
Hawaii seminarians joined the 50,000 people who participated in the annual Walk for Life in San Francisco, Jan. 24. Pictured from left are Vincent Anh Vu, EJ Resinto, Frank Villanueva, Preston Castro, Kevin Clark and Romple Emwalu. Vu, Resinto and Emwalu are students at St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park, Calif. Villanueva, Castro and Clark […]
Year two of revived Bishop’s Circle sees boost in donations
The second year of the Bishop’s Circle, a special diocesan fundraising campaign, has seen a more than 40 percent increase in donations compared to this time last year thanks to a larger mailing list and an increase in the size of contributions from some previous donors. The diocese has received about $200,000 as of Jan. […]
Bishop’s breakfast raises $35,000 for school
Ah, the life of a bishop. Bishop Larry Silva went to breakfast three times on Sunday, Jan. 25, all in the name of Catholic education. St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua hosted its fifth annual “Breakfast with the Bishop” after three Masses that day to raise money for its school. The event included entertainment by […]
A real retreat for those too busy to make one
Do you desire a deeper love relationship with God? Do you want to improve your prayer life? Are you looking for an opportunity to reflect on your life and where you are going? Do questions keep rising in your heart about how God has been at work in your life or what direction God may […]
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