Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Longtime Waikiki parish food program shuts down after pressure from the city

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Aunty Carmen’s Kitchen at St. Augustine by-the-Sea Parish in Waikiki has been giving out free hot meals on weekdays to the hungry for going on 50 years. But after pressure from Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi’s office, St. Augustine’s pastor is temporarily stopping the program, which serves about 50 people […]

Exercising with the rosary

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A SoulCore class at Holy Family Church combines body movements with meditation and prayer By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Each week, after the Thursday 8 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Parish in the airport area of Honolulu, a small group gathers on the covered lanai just outside the church for an hour of movement […]

Applications accepted for Catholic Charities senior affordable rentals

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Tenant applications are now being accepted for the fourth and final phase of the Meheula Vista senior affordable rental housing development in Mililani Mauka, a program of Catholic Charities Hawaii. The senior housing complex was developed by Catholic Charities Housing Development Corporation and is managed by EAH Housing. Located at the corner of Meheula Parkway […]

Women’s group that prays for priests and seminarians seeks new members

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  The Diocese of Honolulu Spiritual Moms Apostolate is a group of devout Catholic women who pray for Hawaii’s bishop, priests and seminarians. Our diocese is blessed with a growing number of priests and seminarians. For various reasons, such as illness and relocations, the number of spiritual mothers has declined. Please consider supporting our priests […]

A new purpose for an old building site

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Catholic Charities Housing Development Corp planning affordable senior housing next to downtown cathedral By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Plans are in place for a new affordable housing development for seniors next to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu. The 17-story building, called Hale Kamiano, will have 67 total units […]

13 parishes will gain new pastors or administrators July 1

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Thirteen parishes, one fifth of the parishes in Hawaii, will receive a new pastor or administrator on July 1, the customary date for yearly clergy assignments in the Diocese of Honolulu. All of these appointments have already been announced in the official notices on page 2 in the Hawaii […]

Hawaii’s Secular Carmelites welcomes three new members in rite of admission

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By Darlene Tvrdy Special to the Herald The Discalced Carmelite Secular Group of Hawaii welcomed three new members in a rite of admission ceremony June 3 in the Carmelite Monastery chapel on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center. They are Francine Fiust, Victoria Croce and Roxanne Viloria. The monastery, Carmel of the Holy Trinity, […]

Photos: Corpus Christi procession

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Sacred street procession Top, altar servers lead the annual eucharistic procession down School Street in Honolulu June 11 on the Feast of Corpus Christi from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Above, Bishop Larry Silva leads prayers with the help of a bullhorn during the eucharistic procession […]

Fourth degree knights catch up on their awards and certificates

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On June 5, for the first time in four years, due to COVID-19, the Bishop Louis Maigret Fourth Degree Assembly held an in-person awards dinner in the Mary, Star of the Sea Parish meeting room. Receiving “certificates of merit” for years past and present were William L. Rodrigues Jr. (2009-2013), Frank Barcelona (deceased) (2013-2015), Chuck […]