Pope Francis paused on the second day of his Sept. 22-27 whirlwind trip to the United States to gaze on a bronze likeness of Molokai’s St. Marianne Cope embracing an orphaned Kalaupapa girl, bless it, and place his hand on the child’s head.
Photo: Papal blessing
Bishop Larry Silva blesses a painting of Pope Francis in the downtown Honolulu chancery lobby, Oct. 27.
Photo: Century of sisters
Century of sisters Sister Mary Joane Caritas Gepitulan of the Daughters of St. Paul carries items from the Pauline bookstore in downtown Honolulu during a special Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Oct. 25. The Daughters of St. Paul celebrated at the liturgy the 100th anniversary of the founding of the […]
Bishop Silva’s Arlington lecture, ‘Who am I to judge? …’
The bishop’s lecture is titled “Who Am I to Judge? Divine Mercy and Diabolical Deception.” Bishop Silva explained that the talk is based on the homily he gave on Divine Mercy Sunday earlier this year.
Hospice to honor deceased in ceremony of roses
St. Francis Hospice Bereavement Services is inviting the public to honor the memories of St. Francis Hospice patients and others at an inter-faith service, 7 p.m., Nov. 7, at the University of Hawaii’s Newman Center in Manoa. The event, “A Rose for Remembrance,” will remember the deceased by dedicating roses in their memory. Participants may […]
Bishop to preside at Year of Mercy opening
Bishop Larry Silva will preside at ceremonies next month to open in Hawaii the Jubilee Holy Year of Mercy, Dec. 8 to Nov. 20, 2016, proclaimed by Pope Francis as “an extraordinary moment of grace and spiritual renewal.”
Peaceful activists: One diocesan office is the hub of efforts to protect life from conception to a natural death
When the Hawaii Catholic Herald caught up with Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu and Paulette Vernay of the diocesan Respect Life Office on Oct. 14, they had just made it to their offices at St. Stephen Diocesan Center after a morning vigil at Honolulu’s Planned Parenthood clinic.
New guidelines for lectors offer liturgical principles, practical advice
Speak clearly, with reverence. Understand what you are reading. Prepare. The diocesan Office of Worship has issued an 11-page guide on how to be a good lector, listing both liturgical principles and practical advice such as this.
Bishop reconfirms liturgical norms regarding ‘sacred gestures’
Bishop Larry Silva issued on July 20 a “General Decree on the Use of Hula in the Liturgy,” a brief 125-word document that “reiterates” that the rules on the liturgical use of Pacific Island and Asian “sacred gesture” issued in 1999 by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo “remain in effect as particular law for the Diocese of Honolulu.”
Needed: vocation reminders: God does call people to the religious life. Here’s how to hear it
The local Serra Club, whose sole mission is to promote vocations through prayer, awareness affirmation and support, gathers Oct. 13 at the Hale Koa Hotel for its annual priest appreciation dinner. (Photo courtesy of Father William Shannon) As a diocesan vocation “director,” there isn’t very much that I actually “direct.” My real title should […]
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