Show your support for our vowed religious sisters, brothers, priests, hermits and consecrated virgins as the diocese celebrates the World Day for Consecrated Life, Saturday, Feb. 17, with a Mass at 1 p.m. in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. Msgr. Gary Secor will preside. Light refreshments will be served after the Mass […]
A year in review: Hawaii Catholic news in 2023
2023: Death and redemption Compiled by Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Aug. 8, 2023, was the day that stunned Hawaii like never before when a roaring wildfire, fed by the gale-force winds of a passing hurricane, burned to the ground the historic Maui town of Lahaina, killing 100 people and displacing thousands more. It was […]
Canonization cause for Joseph Dutton proceeds to Rome
By Msgr. Robert J. Sarno Special to the Herald Many years ago, on these islands of Hawaii, three people dedicated their lives to the service of their brothers and sisters afflicted with the disease of leprosy. St. Damien de Veuster was a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts and St. Marianne Cope was […]
Red Mass speaker to address juncture of faith and politics
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Eva Andrade, who has represented the Catholic Church on public policy issues in Hawaii for 30 years, will be the speaker at the annual diocesan Red Mass, at 9 a.m., Jan. 16, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. The Red Mass, celebrated during the week of […]
Bishop to ordain Anthony Tran a deacon in last step to priesthood
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva will ordain Anthony Huy-Cuong Tran a deacon at 5 p.m., Jan. 6, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Tran will be a “transitional” deacon, a step toward his ultimate ordination as a priest. “I want to be a priest because I have encountered […]
Waianae parish creates outdoor prayer place with stations, rosary
By Glenn Klinger Special to the Herald On Dec. 10, after celebrating the 9:30 a.m. Mass at Sacred Heart Church in Waianae on Oahu, Bishop Larry Silva, stepped outside into the bright sunlight and, accompanied by minister of ceremonies Regina Pfeiffer and the Knights of Columbus honor guard, blessed the parish’s big new outdoor prayer […]
Kalaupapa faces transition when the last resident goes
By Naomi Klouda OSV News KALAUPAPA, Hawaii — “Aloha” isn’t just a greeting. It means the Hawaiian spirit of deeply giving in friendship and deeds, a creed St. Damien de Veuster (born Jozef de Veuster) lived by as he cared for the people he called his “children” suffering leprosy in the 19th century. One of […]
Our Lady of Guadalupe: Isles honor our indigenous mother
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald In Mexico every year on Dec. 12, as the sun peeks over the horizon, fireworks burst through the sky to greet Our Lady of Guadalupe on her feast day. On this day dedicated to her, thousands of pilgrims travel to see the miraculous image she left behind on the […]
Kalaupapa survivor Ivy Kahilihiwa countered life’s hardships with faith and a smile
Ivy Strong By Valerie Monson Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald As a 9-year-old girl on the North Shore of Kauai, Ivy Laamea climbed a tree to survive the deadly 1946 tsunami that killed four members of her immediate family. Barely eight years after that, she was diagnosed with leprosy and forced to give up […]
Retired California nurse spreads holiday cheer to students
Boxes of Christmas stockings were also delivered to Lahaina public school students In the spirit of bringing some Christmas joy to students affected by the devastating wildfires in Lahaina, retired nurse Linda Higgins of Los Gatos, Calif., led a project to deliver hundreds of handmade Christmas stockings, stuffed with candy and small presents. One hundred […]
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