Educators seek ways to accommodate students who need different instruction models By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald There’s a cheerful room on the second floor of one of the buildings at St. Joseph School in Waipahu. A bubble tube provides a soothing distraction while a large TV screen plays relaxing music as images of […]
Lisa Gomes honored with first EPIC award
Lisa Gomes, the Diocese of Honolulu’s Office of Youth and Young Adult Ministry director, received the first annual EPIC award at EPIC Ministry’s annual Christmas banquet. At the Dec. 30 event, Gomes was honored with a glass plaque and a thank you video from those who have worked with her over the years. Gomes has […]
Columbaria at local houses of worship put at risk with pending legislation
A bill that allowed Hawaii Catholic churches and other houses of worship to build and maintain columbaria, or cremation niches, on their property, is being challenged in the state legislature. On Jan. 31, diocesan finance officer Lisa Sakamoto sent out an email alert that House Bill 646 would repeal a previously passed 2020 bill “that […]
North shore native sixth Sacred Hearts priest ordained since fall
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva ordained Oahu native Michael “Maiki” Kamauoha as a Sacred Hearts priest on Jan. 24, the last of six ordinations to the priesthood for the religious congregation’s U.S. province that began in the fall. Father Kamauoha, who is known to family and friends as Maiki (pronounced Mikey), […]
A filled co-cathedral honors the late pope emeritus
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Catholics filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on Jan. 4 for a memorial Mass honoring the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. Bishop Larry Silva presided and gave a homily recognizing the late pope for his “rock solid” theological legacy and Christ-centered faith life. Pope Benedict XVI […]
Inclusive Catholic schools: Part 1
Special needs among students are important to address but it can be difficult to do so in a Catholic school setting By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Tehani Rawlins attended Sacred Hearts Academy for 13 years and is the third generation of women in her family to go to the all-girls school in Kaimuki. So, […]
Come to the celebration of St. Marianne Cope
St. Marianne Cope will be honored at the celebration of her birthday/feastday on Monday, Jan. 23, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at the Mass. Come join the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities and the youth of the diocese in presenting a prayerful […]
Honolulu Mass honors late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Local Catholics filled the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu on Jan. 4 for a Memorial Mass honoring the late Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. The Diocese of Honolulu’s Bishop Larry Silva presided and gave a homily recognizing the late pope for his “rock solid” theological legacy and Christ-centered faith […]
2022 in review
Here is a month-by-month review of the Catholic news in Hawaii in 2022 as reported in the Hawaii Catholic Herald Compiled by Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald January On Jan. 9, Bishop Larry Silva released new instructions with small changes for the local application of Pope Francis’ new rules on the use of the pre-Vatican […]
Head of Catholic Charities Hawaii is the guest speaker at Red Mass
The chief executive officer and president of Catholic Charities Hawaii, Robert “Rob” Van Tassell, will be the guest speaker at the annual diocesan Red Mass at 9 a.m., Jan. 17, in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. The topic of his presentation is “75 years of hope that transforms, action that heals […]
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