Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

8 St. Joseph band members headed to Rose Parade

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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 […]

January meeting of bishop’s advisors addresses host of diocesan concerns

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

St. Anthony School, Kailua, still striving after 60 years

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In a world that has changed much in the past 60 years, one constant feature is St. Anthony of Padua School’s commitment to God, children, parents and the community. Kailua’s oldest private school celebrates its diamond anniversary this year. Maryknoll Father Michael Henry, pastor of St. Anthony Church, opened the parish school in 1952, and […]

Carnegie Hall, here they come: St. Anthony High School band heads for the big time

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It’s been a “crazy year,” said St. Anthony Junior-Senior High school band director Everett Yamashita. Well, the idea itself sounds a bit outlandish — a band from a small Maui Catholic high school playing Carnegie Hall. But it’s going to happen, and on April Fool’s Day yet. The 40-plus musicians of the Wailuku school’s symphonic […]