Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Anointing of the Sick

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Several dozen faithful gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Feb. 11 for a special Mass commemorating the World Day of the Sick. Bishop Larry Silva laid hands on a parishioner during the liturgy as he administered the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)

Photo: Start of a relic chapel

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Start of a relic chapel A construction crew began last month an exploratory project on the ground outside the mauka wall of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. Workers cut into the concrete to investigate the area where a new chapel is expected to be built to house the relics of Sts. Damien and […]

Photo: In the footsteps of a saint

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About 100 people participated in the inaugural St. Marianne Cope Charity Walk, organized by the St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii, Jan. 18. Participants began the two-mile trek with morning warm-up exercises, right, before walking or jogging from Kakaako gateway park to Kewalo Basin and back. A few stopped at the statue of St. Marianne […]

Photo: Viva Santo Niño

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Hundreds of devotees to Santo Niño, the child incarnation of Jesus widely revered in the Philippines, gathered at St. Anthony Church in Kalihi Jan. 19 for a special Mass, procession and celebration. Bishop Larry Silva presided at the liturgy and blessed the Santo Niño statues brought to the church by congregants. (HCH photo | Darlene […]

Photos: Praying for unity

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Leaders from Hawaii Christian churches gathered with Bishop Larry Silva, bottom left photo, for a Taize Prayer service Jan. 24 at the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish in Manoa. Hundreds of faithful from different Christian denominations joined them for an hour of meditative chants, petitions, Scripture reading and reverencing of the cross. Bishop Silva hosted the […]

Photo: Priests’ retreat

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Jesuit Father James Kubicki, national director of the Apostleship of Prayer in Wisconsin, led the diocese’s annual priests’ retreat Jan. 6-10 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Local clergy gathered for several seminars during the week to hear Father Kubicki’s reflections on the retreat theme, “Having a Priestly Heart like the Heart of Jesus.” (HCH photos […]

Photo: Posadas fun

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A boy takes a whack at a piñata at a Las Posadas celebration Dec. 20 at Annunciation Parish in Waimea on the Big Island. The event, which is centered around a reenactment of the Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter on Christmas Eve, is popular with Hispanic cultures. About 75 people attended the festivities. (Photo […]

Photo: We’re on the air

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Bishop Larry Silva flips the switch at St. Theresa Parish in Kihei at 1 p.m. Jan. 5 launching Immaculate Heart Radio, KCIK AM 740 on Maui as the pastor Msgr. Terrence Watanabe and station owner Doug Sherman look on. The broadcasting started with a Hawaiian chant, an introduction, prayers, and an interview with the bishop, […]

Photos: Bright memories

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St. Francis Healthcare staff and community members honored recently departed loved ones by hanging their names on laminated stars at the 25th annual “Light Up a Memory” tree-lighting ceremony Dec. 6 at the Sister Maureen Keleher Center in Nuuanu.  The event was also held Dec. 13 at the Maurice J. Sullivan Family Hospice Center in […]