Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop’s ordination homilies: service and sacrifice

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In four very different ordination homilies for four separate ordination liturgies, Bishop Larry Silva illuminated the diaconate themes of service and sacrifice using strong images and metaphors. On Kauai, for the ordination of David Kane, Jan. 17 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, the bishop used the image of a sword, “two-edged,” to describe the […]

Soups, salads and sandwiches, hold the meat

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Fifteen years ago, the Hawaii Catholic Herald started an annual tradition of getting diocesan staff together for a “Lenten Luncheon.” The goals of this event were simple: To enjoy a colorful array of meatless dishes, the recipes of which the Herald would publish for its readers, encouraging a little creativity in the kitchen during the […]

Hawaii’s 2015 catechumens

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West Honolulu Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu Jerrell Balisacan John Fayette Basil Sakamoto Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu Shane Stocker Holy Family, Honolulu Charcet Bolton Charmaine Bolton Shae Cobbs Ka’leen Gogo Kerilyn Gogo Grant Meline Tanith Sibayan Wesley Smith Queenie Valenzuela St. John the Baptist, Kalihi Lusiele Manasa Amaya Moreno Charmaine Bautista Fagaragan […]

Diocese of Honolulu 2015 Lenten Regulations

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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

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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

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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, […]

Chaminade makes ‘top school’ list for military and veteran education

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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

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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 […]