Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photo: Sacraments of initiation

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Sacraments of initiation Bishop Larry Silva administered the sacraments of Confirmation and first holy Communion to eight children and one adult on Aug. 28 at St. Philomena Church in Honolulu’s Salt Lake district. In the Diocese of Honolulu, the sacraments of initiation are given in the “restored” order of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. Children are […]

Official notices: Oct. 15, 2021

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] October 16, 5:00 pm, Bishop’s Circle Mass, St. Stephen Diocesan Center, Kaneohe. October 17, 10:00 am, Mass with the opening of the Diocesan Phase of the Synod of Bishops, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. October 18, 6:00 pm, Mass for Catholic […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Symptoms and manifestations

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WITNESS TO JESUS | 22ND SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time delivered, Aug. 28 at St. Philomena Church, Honolulu, and Aug. 29 at Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa. Both Masses celebrated Confirmations and first holy Communions. The actual homily was modified […]

Philippines-born vocations director incardinated into the diocese

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald In a short ceremony during the muggy, midday Mass at St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s chapel on Sept. 16, Father Joseph “Bong” Diaz officially joined the Diocese of Honolulu surrounded by the majority of the priests serving here in Hawaii. The Mass took place during the diocese’s annual priests retreat, […]

Official notices: Oct. 1, 2021

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] October 7, 10:00 am, Presbyteral Council (video conference); 1:00 pm, Clergy Personnel Board (video conference); 2:00 pm, College of Consultors (video conference). October 12, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference); 2:30 pm, Annual Members of the Corporation Meeting for Catholic Charities Hawaii (video […]

Bishop promulgating updated parish finance council norms

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Bishop Larry Silva is publishing an update dated Sept. 1 to the norms, or rules, governing parish finance councils in this issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald (see page 7). It contains one revision to the previous norms, last updated Dec. 6, 2018. Church law requires each parish to have a finance council to advise […]

Official notices: Sept. 17, 2021

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] September 18, 9:00 am, Diocesan Pastoral Council (video conference). September 18, 5:00 pm, Gala at St. Patrick’s Seminary, Menlo Park, California. September 22, 9:30 am, Diocesan Clergy Formation Conference (video conference). September 23, 6:00 pm, Mass to honor Servant of God Fr. Emil Kapaun before […]