Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

New exhumation yields more St. Marianne relics

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Hawaii Catholic Herald The remains of St. Marianne Cope are on the move again, but this time the distance they are traveling is much shorter than their initial exhumation in 2005. Twenty-one years ago, St. Marianne’s bones were removed from her grave in Kalaupapa and sent to Syracuse, New York, to reside in a shrine […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Be salt, light to bring glory to God

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Witness to Jesus | Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Feb. 8 at the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, California. I have never been to any banquet where the main dish is salt! As Jesus tells us we are the “salt of the earth,” we […]

Longtime educators honored at annual conference

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Catholic school faculty from across the state gathered Jan. 30 to celebrate their peers and do some learning themselves. Trading places with their students, who enjoyed a day off from class, hundreds of teachers, administrators and staff members headed to Kaimuki for the Annual Conference for Catholic School […]

Strengthening the marriage covenant

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Two long-running programs in Hawaii help couples enrich and renew their relationships By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald For Catholics, the sacrament of marriage is an indissoluble covenant between two people and Christ, which is much more than a contract in the civil world. “The sacrament of matrimony is a lifelong vocation,” said David Tupper, […]

St. Joseph of Carondelet Sister James Therese Joseph / 1928-2026: Longtime educator also loved sports, travel

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By the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Special to the Herald Wilhelmina Jeanette Niaulani Joseph was born May 27, 1928, in Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, to Duncan K. and Emma Helm Joseph. Her brother, Duncan Jr., arrived five years later. Growing up, Joseph attended Lincoln School and Kapalama School in Honolulu, both of which […]

Joyfully serving where ‘it truly feels like home’

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com You’d need a long sheet of paper to list all the ways Don and Shirley David are involved at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona. But for them, involvement has never been about keeping score or filling a resume — instead, it’s simply a response to faith and gratitude. […]

Holy Rosary Church centennial: Revealing the past, looking to the future

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By Almie Lonzaga Special to the Herald With prayerful reflection and deep gratitude, the Holy Rosary Church community in Paia, Maui, gathered Feb. 2 to mark a historic milestone — the opening of a time capsule sealed 100 years ago during the laying of the church’s cornerstone. Held on the feast of the Presentation of […]