Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop hosts online Q&A, Baccalaureate prayer service

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The annual diocesan Baccalaureate Mass went online and switched to an interactive Zoom prayer service with Bishop Larry Silva. Coordinated through the Office of Youth and Young Adult ministry, the May 21, 7 p.m. virtual gathering lasted an hour and had 73 participants logged in. A Q&A with Bishop Silva was followed by the prayer […]

Memorandum: Directives and guidance in preparation for the reopening of churches

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Memorandum TO: Clergy, Parishes and the Faithful FROM: Deacon Modesto Cordero, Director, Office of Worship DATE: May 8, 2020 RE: Directives and guidance in preparation for the reopening of churches and the resumption of public Masses (Approved by Bishop Larry Silva – May 7, 2020) “Man does not live on bread alone but on every […]

Official notices: May 15, 2020

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Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] May 17, Private livestreamed Sunday Mass, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. May 19, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference). May 21, 12:00 pm, Hawaii Catholic Conference (video conference); 7:00 pm, Diocesan Virtual Baccalaureate Prayer Service (video conference). May 24, […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Jesus is with us, disguised

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WITNESS TO JESUS | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER This is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Third Sunday of Easter, delivered April 26 during a private livestreamed Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. It was a long, sad journey, filled with memories of hopes that […]

May Confirmation Masses postponed

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Seventeen parish Confirmation and first holy Communion ceremonies originally scheduled for May have been postponed until an undetermined date because of the extension of state quarantine orders through May 31. Bishop Larry Silva would have celebrated nine of them; vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor would have celebrated eight. Also postponed are two pastor installations, two […]

Official notices: May 1, 2020

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Bishop’s calendar [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate.] May 1, 9:00 am, St. Francis Healthcare System Board of Directors (video conference); 9:00 am, Livestream of Archbishop Jose Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, together with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, rededicating North America to […]

Canceling public liturgies was Bishop Silva’s ‘biggest burden’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva’s “biggest burden” arising from the coronavirus pandemic was “making the decision to cancel public liturgies.” He first did that on March 17 for two weeks, prompted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommendation that gatherings of 50 or more be canceled and the […]

The bishop and the coronavirus

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A Hawaii Catholic Herald interview with Bishop Larry Silva on shepherding the flock during a pandemic In answers to questions posed by the Hawaii Catholic Herald by email April 16, Bishop Larry Silva addressed the challenges he faced with the coronavirus pandemic, the positive and negative reaction to hard decisions he made, the good that […]

Photo: No cream cheese, either

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This year’s “Bagels with Bishop” event for Saint Louis School seniors was a “Stay at Home” version due to the COVID-19 virus pandemic. On April 7, the students logged in to videoconference with Bishop Larry Silva instead of meeting with him in person. Each year, Bishop Silva meets with each senior class of Hawaii’s Catholic […]