Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Texas-bound

by

Hawaii’s Catholic Committee on Scouting chairperson, Ellen Cleghorn, and her husband, Jack Cleghorn, are moving to Texas by the end of the year to be closer to their grandchildren. Both have been committee members for at least 10 years. Ellen has been the chairperson since 2013. The committee has been blessed and is grateful to […]

Photo: Lectors and acolytes

by

Two Diocese of Honolulu seminarians were installed as lectors and three as acolytes in a ceremony Nov. 6 celebrated by Bishop Joseph Brennan of the Diocese of Fresno, center, at St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California. The acolytes, dressed in albs, from left are Preston Castro, Arrion Llantos and Kevin Clark. The lectors, in […]

Photo: Appreciating priests

by

Bishop Larry Silva, seated center, and nearly 40 priests, enjoyed the annual Serra Club of Honolulu’s priest appreciation dinner Oct. 10 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Joining him at his table are Serra Club member Fred Hagen, left, and Father Ernesto Juarez. Standing, from left, are Father Joseph Diaz, Father Exsequel Tuyor and Father Roel […]

Photo: New acolytes

by

Deacon candidates received the rite of acolyte at Mass at St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s chapel on Oct. 13. It is the last formal step before their permanent diaconate ordination in early 2021. They are pictured here with Bishop Larry Silva. (Photo courtesy Dann Ebina.)  

Photo: Why did the chicken go to church?

by

The Windward Oahu Knights of Columbus Council 6307 were selling Hoku BBQ Chicken tickets to raise money for the Pearson Place Pregnancy Resource Center the weekend of Oct. 12-13 and 19-20. On Oct. 12, “Jethro Sanders,” a.k.a. Knight of Columbus Lou Carnazzo, and a chicken (St. Anthony School, Kailua, student Jaron Gilmore) had their cluck-ets […]

Photo: Planning and building

by

Diocese of Honolulu facilities director Vincent Vernay (at left) answered questions during the “Thespian Players” presentation at the Oct. 19 Parish Project and Building Commission Project Planning Conference on Oct. 19 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Sitting on the players panel were (from left) David Pfeifer, architect and partner at Domusstudio in San Diego; Shane […]

Photo: Walking the talk

by

Saint Louis School students show their handmade signs protesting domestic violence in the 25th annual Men’s March Against Violence Oct. 3 in downtown Honolulu. They were among the hundreds who participated in the annual event, which began this year with a remembrance of nine Hawaii victims killed by domestic violence. The march through downtown started […]

Photo: Live from the cathedral

by

Bishop Larry Silva participated in a special Spanish language live filming session in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu on Oct. 10. Retired Bishop Gabriel Antonio Camilo González of the Diocese of La Vega in the Dominican Republic travels the world filming segments for his TV show, “La Voz del Obispo.” […]