More than 700 educators from Oahu’s Catholic schools attended a day-long event of spiritual refreshment, fellowship and resource-sharing at the Annual Conference for Catholic Educators, Feb. 1. For the second year in a row, the conference was held concurrently at two different sites. At St. Ann’s Model School in Kaneohe, faculty and staff gathered from […]
Bishop urges ‘greater effort’ by parishes to offer Penance during Lent
Seventeen Hawaii parishes have responded to Bishop Larry Silva’s request to make the Sacrament of Penance more available to parishioners during Lent, according to the diocesan Office of Worship. “During this Year of Faith, one of the great gifts that we need to make even more available to our people is the Sacrament of Penance,” […]
MMM…MEATLESS! Diocesan staffers share with Hawaii Catholic Herald readers their recipes for Lenten Fridays
No meat on Fridays. No gravy or sauces made from meat products. No problem! At the annual “Lenten Luncheon” hosted by the Hawaii Catholic Herald, diocesan employees showed that sacrificing meat during this liturgical season doesn’t also have to be a penance of bland, boring meals. In Lenten Luncheon tradition, staffers brought a bevy of […]
Bishop to lead Alaska ‘cruise of reflection and renewal’
Bishop Larry Silva, who has led pilgrimages to canonizations in Rome and to the Holy Land, this year will lead an “Alaskan Cruise of Reflection and Renewal” with Hawaii’s deacons, Aug. 9-18. But you don’t have to be a deacon to sign up for the tour, which is being coordinated by Seawind Tours & Travel, […]
‘Bless me, Father, for I have sinned. It’s been years ….’
If you were raised in the Catholic Church before 1962, you may remember the long lines waiting for confession every Saturday. Even though the church mandated confession only for serious sin, a culture of sinfulness led good and faithful Catholics to frequent, sometimes weekly, confession. Many devotional practices, including confession for venial sins, fell into […]
Married 77 years! Angelino and Eva Ronquilio of Aiea
The Feb. 1 issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald reported Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s choice of Joseph and Helen Vierra of Waimanalo as Hawaii’s longest married couple for 2013. The Vierras recently celebrated their 75th anniversary and were nominated for the annual Worldwide Marriage Encounter contest. As it turns out, another Catholic couple in Aiea also […]
Statement | Bishop Larry Silva: On the announcement of the impending resignation of Pope Benedict XVI
This morning our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, announced his intention to resign the papacy on February 28, 2013, at 8:00 p.m. (Rome time, 9:00 a.m. Hawaii time). Retiring from the papacy is so rare in the history of our Church that such resignations can literally be counted on one hand. It is for the […]
Obituary: Sister Richard Marie Toal followed 40 years in saint’s footsteps
A Franciscan nun who lived out her youthful goal to follow in the footsteps of Mother Marianne Cope by serving as a nurse in Kalaupapa for 40 years died in Honolulu Feb. 3. She was 96. Sister Richard Marie Toal was remembered at a Feb. 8 funeral Mass at St. Francis Convent chapel in Manoa. […]
When did we see you in prison? Volunteers at Oahu correctional center bring Christ to their incarcerated brothers
Prison ministers Deacon Richard Abel and Hank Howlett wrote these reflections to encourage others to join their ministry. Those interested in this sacred calling are invited to a “come and see” session, 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23, in Bachelot Hall at Sacred Heart Church, 1701 Wilder Ave. in Honolulu. For more information, contact the diocesan […]
Photo: Celebrating the consecrated life
Dozens of Hawaii’s religious order women and men pose for a group photo with Bishop Larry Silva at the World Day for Consecrated Life celebration Feb. 2 at the Newman Center at the University of Hawaii-Manoa. The bishop gave a special blessing to Sacred Hearts Sister Josephine Araki who celebrated the 50th anniversary of her […]
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