FAITH FORMATION Their eyes smile. It’s a response I see time and time again whenever I ask a catechist to share their vocation story, of how they heard God’s call and why they accepted the mission of passing on the faith and witnessing to the Gospel as a community of faith. Some say they […]
Photo: First day of school
Students of Rosary Preschool, Waipahu, Class 4-A, posing on their jungle gym on the first day of school, Aug. 10, prepare to climb to new heights of learning this school year. (Photo courtesy of Lora Ogawa)
Masses of the Holy Spirit
At several Masses of the Holy Spirit on Oahu and the neighbor islands, Catholic school employees gathered to mark the start of the new school year, Aug. 4. Left: Father Manny Hewe presided at Mass at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina) Middle: Teachers and staff from St. Anthony […]
Micronesia’s first native bishop, Bishop Amando Samo, dies
Micronesia’s first native bishop, retired Bishop Amando Samo of the Diocese of the Caroline Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, died Aug. 7 on Chuuk Island, at age 72. He was a bishop for 34 years. Bishop Samo’s legacy is a “truly Micronesian Church,” said Jesuit missionary to Micronesia Father Francis X. Hezel, a […]
Interview with the superintendent: Science and faith
The superintendent of Hawaii’s Catholic schools says that, with a year’s experience with the pandemic, Catholic campuses across the state are doing a ‘great job’ teaching students in a safe environment Interview by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii Catholic Herald spoke to the superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools, Llewellyn Young, in early August […]
Your new pastor
How was he chosen? What are his primary duties? How long will he stay? By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald His appointment is first announced in the bishop’s “official notices” in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. Then, customarily on July 1, the new pastor, unelected, mysteriously picked, moves into his assigned parish. After he has settled […]
St. Joseph pilgrimage: Built by another carpenter saint
St. Joseph, Kamalo, Molokai The tiny mission on topside Molokai was one of several churches constructed by Father Damien During this “Year of St. Joseph,” why not try and visit one of the St. Joseph churches in Hawaii. This issue’s spotlight is on Molokai’s St. Joseph Mission. Read about St. Joseph, Kaupo, on Maui here. […]
Meet the new 2021 Catholic school administrators
Compiled by the office of Hawaii Catholic Schools Hawaii Catholic Schools Diocese of Honolulu Mandy Thronas-Brown Associate superintendent of schools Mandy Thronas-Brown was named the associate superintendent of schools on July 1. She was the last principal of St. Ann School in Kaneohe which closed at the end of the 2020-2021 school year. She has […]
Support canonization cause of Knights founder
The Knights of Columbus have been active in the Diocese of Honolulu since 1959 when Franciscan Father LaSalle E. Lenk, with the permission of Bishop James J. Sweeney, established the first council, Our Lady of Peace Council 5000. Since then, the membership in the Hawaii jurisdiction of the Knights has increased to more than 2,000. […]
Diocese co-hosting conference online with 9 mainland dioceses
The Diocese of Honolulu is joining nine other dioceses and archdioceses in California and Nevada in an online catechetical conference Nov. 4-6. Save the dates. Registration opens in September. The theme of the conference is “Hope, Heal, Renew: Our Journey Continues.” As Christians, we are on pilgrimage — accompanied by Christ on a sacred journey […]
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