You may know the song “The 12 Days of Christmas,” but did you know that according to the liturgical calendar, Catholics mark an actual 12 days of Christmas between the Nativity of the Lord on Dec. 25 and ending the day before Epiphany, Jan. 6? Here are those days. Dec. 25 – Solemnity of the […]
Priest’s funeral brings together lives he touched over 83 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The funeral Mass for Father Patrick Henry Freitas Dec. 7 brought together people in Honolulu’s Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa whose lives he had touched in his 83 years on earth and his 57 years of priesthood — former parishioners including a group from rural Maui, catechists whom he taught […]
Melody of love
A reflection on Yo-Yo Ma’s Kalaupapa concert among the headstones By Sisters Alicia Damien Lau and Barbara Jean Wajda Special to the Herald “Melody of Love.” That seems a fitting description of the moving performance of Yo-Yo Ma as he made his borrowed cello sing with the energy of all those who have ever lived […]
‘Ohana in Christ appeal sees an increase in collections to date
‘Ohana in Christ, the diocesan annual appeal, in the second month of its second year, has seen an increase in collections from this time last year. Launched in October, the 2022-23 campaign has collected $516,237, a 3-and-a-half percent increase over the same time last year, and 46% of its total goal of $1,125,000. The […]
Nativities open house
Bishop Larry Silva invites all to an open house to view his 200-plus nativity sets, collected over more than 40 years and from all around the world, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2-5 p.m., in the library of St. Stephen Diocesan Center, 6301 Pali Highway, Kaneohe, HI 96744. Light refreshments will be served. All are welcome! Back […]
Bishop merges two neighboring Hamakua Coast parishes
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is merging two neighboring small parishes on the Hamakua Coast on the Big Island, effective Jan. 1. The bishop on Nov. 28 issued a decree combining into a single parish Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Papaikou, (which includes Good Shepherd Church in Honomu), and St. Anthony […]
From Hawaii to India for an ordination
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald A long and culturally rich Mass, large attendance, and a huge reception with copious amounts of rice. Those elements all stood out to the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary’s U.S. provincial superior when he traveled to India last month for a priestly ordination of a […]
Letter from the monastery
The Carmelites, Hawaii’s contemplative order, give us an update on their cloistered community, Carmel of the Holy Trinity, since its re-founding three years ago “Alas, death is now approaching. In darkness alone, I await its coming,” mused the lonely seed as it was buried. Yet, behold, how great is the rejoicing, When one day its […]
Youth conference attendees share their excitement
We heard from youth from Hawaii and their leaders who attended the National Catholic Youth Conference in Long Beach, California, Nov. 9-13. Local delegates included 28 youth, seven young adults, four priests, one bishop, two seminarians and 15 adults. Here are some of their reflections on the event, collected by Lisa Gomes, director of the […]
Hawaii Catholic Herald: The School News, Dec. 9, 2022
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