This is my body, given up for you This is the homily for the ordination to the priesthood of Sacred Hearts Brother Ajit Baliar Singh in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace on May 21, the 150th anniversary of the priestly ordination of St. Damien DeVeuster, also a priest of the Sacred Hearts, […]
Bishop asks parishes to conduct voter registration drive
In an effort to help more Hawaii Catholics fulfill what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls a “moral obligation” to vote, Bishop Larry Silva is asking local parishes to conduct voter registration drives during Masses over the June 21-22 weekend. Voter registration forms will be passed out in the pews and Mass-goers who are […]
Letter by Bishop Silva to parishioners of registering to vote
Office of the Bishop Diocese of Honolulu June 7, 2014 To All Parishioners in the Diocese of Honolulu Dear Sisters and Brothers: I am writing about a very important issue for our community: voting. With all the hype about “separation of church and state” we can be deceived into thinking that our participation in the […]
Congratulations Hawaii Catholic High School Classes of 2014
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Office for Social Ministry: Ohana means family
Aloha, The Ohana Mass, which just celebrated its first year anniversary in our diocese, is a liturgy where most of the liturgical ministers (lectors, altar servers, eucharistic ministers) are persons with disabilities. All persons, including those who use walkers and wheelchairs, are encouraged to participate in the Ohana Mass in a variety of ways, such […]
Memorial Mass for John and Joyce Mondoy to be celebrated on Oahu
St. Damien Parish in Kaunakakai, Molokai, lost two community members this past Lenten season, a married couple who were active stewards in the life of the church. John J. Mondoy, 84, died on April 3 in Hoolehua, and his wife Joyce A. Mondoy, 71, passed away on April 11 in Honolulu. John was a music […]
Analysis: Most of the new clergy sex abuse lawsuits are for alleged incidents 40, 50, 60 years old
When the Hawaii state legislature passed a law in 2012 that removed for two years the statute of limitations in cases of sexual abuse of a minor, no one knew exactly what to expect. Would there be a flood of lawsuits? A barrage of accusations? The law did not expressly target the Catholic Church, but […]
150 years ago: Faithful celebrate sesquicentennial of St. Damien’s arrival
On March 19, 1864, Belgian seminarian Damiaan (Jozef) de Veuster first stepped foot in Honolulu and began a legacy of humble service in the Islands. He would be ordained a priest here two months later on May 21 in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. His later ministry to the Hansen’s disease patients in […]
Catholic Charities renames building for community advocate, supporter Peter Ng
Peter P.J. Ng, seated, with family and friends at the dedication of the Catholic Charities Ulu Center named in his honor May 18. (Photo courtesy of Catholic Charities Hawaii) Catholic Charities Hawaii has named its Ulu Center, a meeting and counseling facility on its upper Makiki campus, after one of Hawaii’s outstanding community advocates […]
Damien Inspireert* | 150 YEARS: The saint’s way
When he was a young child, St. Damien de Veuster’s mom used to read him stories from the Bible and of the saints. His sisters followed God’s call and entered the convent, and his brother entered the priesthood. St. Damien himself discovered that trying to live the heroic lives of the saints was not always […]
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