Dear Sisters and Brothers: Peace be with you! My ancestors came to Hawaii among the first wave of Portuguese immigrants in the late 1800s to work on island plantations. Around the same time, hundreds of newcomers also came from China, Japan, the Philippines and other countries. The descendents of these groups, and later others, melded […]
Photo: Consecration to Mary
Six diocesan staffers completed the Marian Lenten retreat “33 Days to Morning Glory,” culminating the experience with a Marian consecration by Bishop Larry Silva April 9 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. The retreat was led by Kristina DeNeve, coordinator for adult faith formation in the diocesan Office of Religious Education, second from […]
Confirmation schedule, 2013
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, […]
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