The time after Easter is traditionally “confirmation season” in the diocese. Here is the schedule of this year’s confirmation ceremonies as announced by the Office of the Bishop. Bishop Larry Silva is presided over 26 ceremonies, vicar general Father Gary Secor is presiding over 19. Bishop Larry Silva presiding Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace: […]
Obituary: Carondelet Sister Marie Agnese Arsenault served 45 years as a teacher on Maui, Oahu
Sister Marie Agnese Arsenault, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet who served in Hawaii for 45 years as a teacher, catechist and college campus minister, died at Carondelet Village in St. Paul, Minn., on March 21, a month shy of her 90th birthday and two days after the 70th anniversary of her vows. She […]
Manaolana | Getting ready for Rio: 34 from Hawaii prepare for World Youth Day
Pope Francis will be there. So will Bishop Larry Silva. And at least 33 others from Hawaii. Plus an anticipated 2 million more. They’re all going to World Youth Day — which is more like a week, July 23-28 — in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. World Youth Day is a massive meeting of hearts — […]
8 St. Joseph band members headed to Rose Parade
Eight lucky musicians in Hilo’s St. Joseph High School Band Program will join the Hawaii All-State Marching Band in the Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1 next year in Pasadena, Calif. They are Cole DeSilva, Nathan Ducasse, Fiona Follett, Koa Galves, Richard Kwon, Nicole Lee, Wendy Park and Sarina Wyrick. The students were nominated […]
Medal of Honor recipient listed at Punchbowl also sainthood candidate
At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Punchbowl Crater, carved into the light brown trani stone tablets of the Courts of the Missing, among the 8,195 names of Korean War soldiers and sailors “whose earthly resting place is known only to God,” is the name of a candidate for both the United States’ […]
January meeting of bishop’s advisors addresses host of diocesan concerns
At the Jan. 25-26 meeting of the Diocesan Pastoral Council, Shirley Samonte of Lanai was welcomed as the new Lanai/Molokai representative. The introduction led to a discussion about each island needing its own representative. As a result, Molokai will get its own member beginning July 2014. The Diocesan Pastoral Council is Bishop Larry Silva’s mostly […]
A comprehensive diocesan response to clergy sexual abuse
In light of the clergy sexual abuse scandals that rocked the Catholic Church in recent decades, dioceses across the U.S. have taken great measures to protect their parishioners from further harm. They also have reached out to victims of past abuse to help them heal from their emotional, spiritual and physical pain. The Diocese of […]
Hawaii clergy and religious joyfully celebrate jubilees
Twenty-nine men and women marking anniversaries of their religious lives as priests, sisters and brothers were honored at the annual diocesan jubilee celebration for clergy and religious April 6 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Bishop Larry Silva presided at the mid-morning Mass attended by a churchful of family, friends and well-wishers. Eighteen priests concelebrated, […]
Conversion stories: three of many in Hawaii this year
Catechesis. Self-reflection. Discernment. Prayer. After months of preparation, at Easter Vigil celebrations in parishes across Hawaii, the church will welcome its newest members. According to the diocesan Office of Worship, 203 catechumens will be baptized into the Catholic faith during the March 30 evening services. Many more, who had been previously baptized, will enter into […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Easter message 2013
The risen Christ is in our midst today Repent, and believe in the Gospel!” Those were the words we heard on Ash Wednesday as we began our time of preparation for the memorial of the greatest event in the history of the world, the death and resurrection of Jesus. The call to repentance always implies […]
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