Bishop Larry Silva incardinated Father Arnold Ortiz, administrator of St. Elizabeth Parish, Aiea, into the Diocese of Honolulu on June 12, the day the priest was issued an indult of departure from the Oblates of St. Joseph, the religious order to which he had belonged. Father Ortiz’ status changed from administrator of the Aiea church […]
Busy summer for Chuukese Catholic Community
Members of the Chuukese Catholic Community are gearing up for two special events this summer, aimed at fostering neighborhood service opportunities and celebrating fellowship among Micronesian youth. On July 5, the community’s “Summer Clean Up Project” will assign several teams to help spruce up Ala Moana, Sand Island and Keehi Lagoon parks in Honolulu, as […]
St. Marianne’s remains returning to Hawaii to stay
St. Marianne is returning to Hawaii. The bones of the renowned Franciscan missionary, unearthed from her Kalaupapa resting place in 2005 and sent to her shrine in Syracuse, N.Y., in preparation for her beatification that year, will come back to the Islands next month to reside permanently in Honolulu’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. […]
Bishop ordains Nick Brown a deacon on path to priesthood
Bishop Larry Silva ordained seminarian Nick Brown a deacon June 7 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa bringing him one step closer to the diocesan priesthood. Brown, 48, is a Honolulu native and a co-cathedral parishioner, the youngest of seven children of Jack and Nati Alfaro. He is an alumnus of St. Theresa School and […]
Music of Kalaupapa discovered
An open page from the Hawaiian Catholic hymn book recently rediscovered at the Damien archives in Leuven, Belgium. (Photo © Eric Dewaersegger) Large, old handwritten book of Latin and Hawaiian hymns found among Damien artifacts A large, old handwritten book of Latin and Hawaiian hymns, bound in woven lauhala, was discovered recently in an old […]
‘Good job, Gene’: St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s jack-of-all-trades ‘graduating’ after 34 years
Gene Pollock on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s Castle building, June 10. (HCH photo by Darlene Dela Cruz) Tall, tanned and fit at 74 years old, wearing a T-shirt, walking shorts, athletic shoes and a broad-rimmed canvas hat, Gene Pollock was up for a tour of St. Stephen Diocesan Center, his domain […]
Parish assessments to diocese going up 30 percent
The diocese will be raising the overall amount of its “parish assessments” — the “tax” collected from the Islands’ 66 parishes and two ethnic Catholic communities to help pay for diocesan operations — by about 30 percent at the start of this new fiscal year, July 1. The diocese now collects a total of $2.7 […]
Eight parishes will receive new pastors or administrators July 1
Eight Hawaii parishes will receive new pastors or administrators on July 1, the date when most new routine clergy assignments are made in the Diocese of Honolulu. July 1 will also be the retirement date for three longtime diocesan parish priests. Bishop Larry Silva announced a total of 20 new priest parish assignments since the […]
Co-cathedral-to-cathedral procession to mark feast of Corpus Christi
Bishop Larry Silva, accompanied by Knights of Columbus, carries the Holy Eucharist along School Street in last year’s Corpus Christi procession. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The diocese will commemorate the June 22 feast of Corpus Christi with its annual 1.25-mile eucharistic procession from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi-Palama to the Cathedral […]
St. Vincent de Paul Society continues quietly its affordable housing mission
This past February marked 13 years of quiet success for an Oahu affordable housing complex for people on limited incomes run by a small lay Catholic organization. The Manana Gardens Apartments in Pearl City provides subsidized two-bedroom units for 71 families. The apartments are sponsored by the St. Vincent de Paul Honolulu District and managed […]
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