Hawaii parishes have reported the names of 204 catechumens to be baptized at Easter Vigil ceremonies April 19 across the diocese. The actual number may be slightly more because eight parishes had not yet submitted their lists to the diocesan Office of Worship by Feb. 21. Hawaii has 66 parishes, of which 18 are reporting […]
The elect: Hawaii’s 2014 catechumens
West Honolulu Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Chelsi Lynn Valdez Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Gariss Y. Pereira Donovan Keola Wong Blessed Sacrament, Pauoa (no catechumens) Holy Family Sophia Andreas Brendan Daley Briana Hayashi Joseph McCallister Our Lady of the Mount, Kalihi (no catechumens) St. Anthony, Kalihi Malcolm S. Atuatasi Liliomoana S. Atuatasi Severino M. […]
Everyone’s able at the table: The Ohana Mass for persons with disabilities
Congregation members sing in American Sign Language at the diocese’s Ohana Mass for men and women with disabilities, Feb. 16 at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou. Everyone inside Holy Trinity Church, Feb. 16, felt joy and unconditional acceptance. More than 60 people gathered at the Kuliouou parish that day to support their friends and […]
Diocese welcomes religious on new and returning assignments
Hawaii continuously welcomes religious women and men to the islands, either on new or returning assignments. Here are their photos and brief profiles of some of the latest, in alphabetical order. Sister Kristhen Batuigas, OP Teacher, St. John the Baptist School, Kalihi Sister Kristhen was born in Dumalag, Capiz, Philippines, the 10th of 11 children. […]
Crispy Lenten tradition returns to Kailua parishes
Crispy, juicy, beer-battered fish. Golden-brown French fries. Fresh, delicious coleslaw. Hearty bread rolls and hush puppies. A menu that decadent may sound out of place for the sacrificial, penitential season of Lent. Catholics in the Midwest, however, have long been holding “fish fry” gatherings that feature these sumptuous suppers — with a side of spiritual […]
Office for Social Ministry: Talking story
Aloha, We figure you might be pretty busy getting ready for Malassada Day, March 4, but we wanted to make sure you knew about special Mardi Gras happenings this Saturday, March 1, in Waimanalo and on the Big Island in Hawi. First, in Waimanalo, St. George Parish is kicking off Lent with a “Feed the […]
CRS Rice Bowl | Prayer, fasting and giving : A journey of joy
Who Catholic Relief Services is in 91 countries, housing the homeless, feeding the hungry, and comforting and healing the sick. Representing the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, CRS lives the Gospel call to stand in solidarity with the poor, who are our sisters and brothers. In 2012, 93 percent of your donations to CRS went […]
Diocese of Honolulu 2014 Lenten Regulations
FASTING In the dioceses in the United States, Catholics aged 18 through 59 are bound to fast on both Ash Wednesday (March 5) and Good Friday (April 18). 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. […]
Bishop ‘recovering well’ from knee surgery
Bishop Larry Silva underwent knee surgery Feb. 18 and is expected to be back celebrating Mass in public as early as Ash Wednesday, according to his assistant. Denise Oliveira of the bishop’s office said Bishop Silva has been “recovering well” after the five-hour total right knee replacement procedure done at Queen’s Hospital. The bishop was […]
The story of Ann Kazimirski
On Jan. 27, as part of Catholic Schools Week, the seventh and eighth graders of Holy Family Catholic Academy in Honolulu had the privilege of meeting Seymour Kazimirski, picture above with eighth grader Magellan McCartney, who told them the story of his mother, a Holocaust survivor. Holy Family eighth grader Ayla Tago wrote the following […]
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