Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities better start stocking up on cake candles. They are going to need a lot of them with all the anniversaries they’ll be celebrating shortly. November is a quadruple-header month, marking St. Marianne’s 175th birthday, the 130th anniversary of the sisters arrival in Hawaii, the 125th anniversary […]
Feeding the hungry: Revisiting a corporal work of mercy
The subject is a popular one: food. But the discussion will not be so much about its enjoyment as about its absence. It’s called food poverty — the lack of a nutritionally adequate diet and its impact on health and daily life. Lunch lines, food pantries, meals-on-wheels and canned good drives are becoming more and […]
Weekday Masses moving next door as cathedral begins partial renovation
The Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace will move its weekday Masses and confessions next door to the Kamiano Center from Sept. 23 to Dec. 1 while “phase one” of the interior renovation work takes place in the historic church. Daily Masses are at 6:30 a.m. and noon. Confessions are offered every Wednesday 11-11:30 a.m. […]
An invitation: Friday evening conversations with the bishop
Bishop Larry Silva has invited a limited group of “Catholic professionals” to a Friday evening of “conversation, pupus and cocktails” Sept. 20 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center to discuss how faith and career intersect. Invitations went out to approximately 80 persons working the fields of medicine, law, politics, media and education. The evening will take […]
Kona parish festival to raise money for new church
Multi-cultural food, keiki activities, live entertainment, a country store and silent auction are part of the family fun at the annual St. Michael the Archangel Feast Day Celebration, Sept. 28 and 29 in Kailua-Kona. The celebration begins with the 5 p.m. Saturday vigil Mass at the church tent at 74-574 Honokohau Street in the Honokohau […]
Learn about Medicare and get your flu shot at the cathedral health fair
Confused about the changes in Medicare? Wondering what the new Hawaii Health Connector is all about? Need help keeping the kupuna in your family living independently? Come to the Ohana Wellness Fair at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace after Sunday Masses on Sept. 15. You can also get your flu shot and blood […]
Chaminade credits ‘guarantee’ for record enrollment
Chaminade University of Honolulu began its new academic year Aug. 26 with a record enrollment of 1,325 new and returning undergraduate students. School officials attributed the historic high to a new “four-year guarantee” launched by the university this summer. The four-year guarantee ensures a student will graduate in four years or less with a bachelor’s […]
Text: Urgent letter to all Catholics in the State of Hawaii from Bishop Larry Silva
August 22, 2013 Dear Brothers and Sisters: The issue of same-sex marriage is in the limelight once again in our community, with a move for a special legislative session to vote on a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage in Hawaii. While the Catholic Church is clear in its insistence that true marriage can only […]
Bishop sends ‘urgent’ call to Catholics to mobilize against same-sex marriage
Bishop Larry Silva sent an “urgent request” to pastors Aug. 22 to include in parish bulletins over the weekend of Aug. 24-25 a “very important” letter that urges parishioners to ask their state legislators to oppose same-sex marriage. The letter also asks Catholics to pray the rosary daily over the next several weeks, “if possible” […]
House of hope: Former inmate opens transitional home for women out of prison
Passersby may not think much of the humble one-story residence on Keolu Drive. Nestled in the quiet suburb of Enchanted Lake, shaded by palm trees and set against a backdrop of the Koolaus’ lower slopes, the house seems like your typical Windward Oahu family abode. For Daphne Hookano, however, it is a place where she […]
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