Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Donations to diocesan Maui wildfire relief fund tops $4 million

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  By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Among the most generous givers to the Diocese of Honolulu’s Maui Wildfire Relief fund have been other American dioceses. The largest donation, $543,898.16, came from the Roman Catholic Bishop of Orange, California, funds it collected in a special parish appeal. The Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, gave $213,634.45. As […]

Bishop Silva celebrates All Souls Mass on Maui for Lahaina fire victims

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated a solemn All Souls Day Mass Nov. 2 at Sacred Hearts Church in Kapalua, with wildfire survivors and parishioners of Lahaina’s historic Maria Lanakila Church. “We have come today to lament with you, to mourn with you, and to grieve with you,” Bishop Silva said in his homily, standing next to […]

Comforting those who mourn

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Parish bereavement ministries bring practical and long-term help for those disabled by grief By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald When a loved one dies there are questions you are forced to face even if you may not be in the right mind to answer them. Where is your loved one going to be buried? Will […]

East Hawaii celebrates ‘Eucharist: center of our faith, our families’

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By Gwendolyn DeCoito and Chrislyn Villena Special to the Herald East Hawaii Vicariate stewardship leaders welcomed their communities to the annual East Hawaii Stewardship Day at St. Joseph School gym in Hilo, Saturday, Sept. 30. Through God’s grace and blessings, more than 230 people attended. The theme, “Eucharist: Center of Our Faith, Center of Our […]

At long last, nation’s Filipino priests gather for convention in NJ

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By Father Loreto “Bong” Rojas Jr. Special to the Herald Nearly 400 Filipino priests ministering in the United States gathered in New Jersey Oct. 24-27, including 20 from the Diocese of Honolulu. Bishop Larry Silva was also in attendance. All are members of the National Association of Filipino Priests (NAFP). The gathering was six years […]

Retired Chaminade professor attends historic synod’s opening Taize vigil

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jon James is a retired Chaminade University English professor, the founder of an orphanage in India, and a perennially disappointed fan of the University of Notre Dame’s football team. He is also the biggest promoter in Hawaii of the spirituality of Taize, the international ecumenical religious community based in […]

Revitalized Carmelite convent celebrates 50th year in Hawaii

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s revitalized Carmelite convent celebrated its 50th year tucked in the Kailua-side slope of the Koolaus with a morning Mass Oct. 16 celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva and about 70 of the sisters’ families, friends and supporters. The congregants overflowed the Carmelites small public chapel, while in the chapel’s […]

Belgian officials visit Kalaupapa to honor beloved countryman

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A delegation of nine Belgians was in Hawaii this month to commemorate the 150th anniversary of their revered countryman, St. Damien de Veuster, stepping foot on Molokai, and to sign a “commitment statement” with Bishop Larry Silva, Hawaii’s Gov. Josh Green, Maui Mayor Richard Bissen, Kalaupapa residents, representatives of […]