Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: May crowning

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May crowning The Filipino Catholic Club of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Ewa Beach celebrated the traditional May crowning of the statue of Mary on May 20 with a sumptuous lunch followed by 5 p.m. Mass. Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary during the month of May is energized by her many apparitions: […]

Photo: On retreat

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Diocesan priests take a group photo May 17 at the annual priests retreat at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Fifty-one priests attended, according to the diocesan Office for Clergy. Not all are in the picture. The retreat was directed by Bishop Timothy Freyer, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange, California, pictured standing, far left. Deacon […]

Top educators

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Julia Golding, the music teacher and performing arts director at St. Anthony School in Wailuku, Maui, is the 2023 Golden Pineapple Teacher of the Year. She was recognized at a May 19 Hawaii Catholic Schools luncheon. She receives a $1,000 award from Chaminade University and John C. and Mary Lou Brogan and St. Anthony School […]

Photos: Hawaii in Vermont

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrates Mass on April 23 commemorating the 180th birthday of Servant of God Joseph Dutton at Blessed Sacrament Church in Stowe, Vermont, the birthplace of the candidate for sainthood. Dutton, a Civil War veteran who spent the final 45 years of his life serving the people of Kalaupapa in atonement for his […]

Photos: Friday fries

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Knight of Columbus Lyle Apo fries hush puppies outside St. John Vianney Parish hall in Kailua on March 31 during a joint fundraiser for scholarships to St. John Vianney School and St. Anthony School in Kailua and anti-human trafficking organization Ho‘ola Na Pua. St. Anthony School, Kailua, seventh grader Evan Campbell serves fried fish to […]

Photo: Blessing of the chrism

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Bishop Larry Silva breathes over the holy chrism, part of the rite blessing one of three holy oils at the Chrism Mass for the Kauai vicariate, March 14, at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha. The Chrism Mass is celebrated every year during Lent. The other oils blessed are the oil of catechumens and the oil […]

Photo: Scouts Mass

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Bishop Larry Silva poses with a group of Catholic Boy Scouts of America and Father EJ Resinto, the chaplain for the diocesan Committee on Scouting, after a scout Mass and awards ceremony at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace March 18. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)

Photo: Spirited conversation

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Deacon Jerry Tokars, right, of Kailua, Oahu, talks with Jesuit Father Phillip Chircop during the Diocese of Honolulu annual deacons’ retreat, Feb. 17-19, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Father Chircop led the retreat, the first in-person diaconate meeting since 2019. Seventy-six deacons and wives attended. (Photo courtesy of Deacon Keith Cabiles)