Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Every parish must have a pastoral council, bishop says

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  By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva has mandated that every parish in Hawaii have a pastoral council, a group of parishioners that advises the pastor or parish administrator on pastoral matters and future plans. The 1,200-word document “Norms for Parish Pastoral Councils in the Diocese of Honolulu,” which the bishop put […]

Norms for Parish Pastoral Councils in the Diocese of Honolulu

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DECREE Promulgating Norms for Parish Pastoral Councils With this decree, I hereby promulgate norms, in accord with canon 536 §1 of the Code of Canon Law, that govern parish pastoral councils. I consulted with the Presbyteral Council regarding the requirement of mandating a pastoral council in each parish. These norms take effect immediately, but each […]

Official notices: Nov. 30, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] December 1-2, Episcopal Visitation, St. Patrick Parish, Kaimuki. December 4, 9:00 am, Diocesan Finance Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 5:30 pm, St. Francis Healthcare System Dinner, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Waikiki. December 5, 4:00 pm, Peace Ceremony and Dinner, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Waikiki. December 6, […]

DECREE: Issuing “Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals in Situations Involving Physician Assisted Suicide”

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DECREE Issuing “Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals in Situations Involving Physician Assisted Suicide” It is with sadness but also with hope that I issue the “Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals in Situations Involving Physician Assisted Suicide.”  It is with sadness because of the new law which permits such actions in the State of Hawaii, contravening […]

Instruction Regarding Sacraments and Funerals In Situations Involving Physician-Assisted Suicide for Clergy, Parish Staff and Ministers to the Sick and Homebound

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“Everyone is responsible for his life before God who has given it to him. It is God who remains the sovereign Master of life. We are obliged to accept life gratefully and preserve it for his honor and the salvation of our souls. We are stewards, not owners, of the life God has entrusted to […]

Official notices: Nov. 16, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] November 20, Priests’ Day at St. Patrick’s Seminary & University, Menlo Park, California. November 22, 9:00 am, Thanksgiving Day Mass, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. November 23, 3:00 pm, Father Damien/Mother Marianne Commission, St. Francis School, Manoa. November 25, […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Letter for the Campaign for Human Development appeal

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CAMPAIGN FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Dear Sisters and Brothers, “This poor man cried and the Lord heard him.” (Ps 34:6) This line from Psalm 34 is the theme for the World Day for the Poor, Sunday, Nov. 18, which is the same date for the U.S. Bishops’ Catholic Campaign for Human Development (CCHD) annual collection. CCHD […]

Official notices: Nov. 2, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] November 2, 12:00 pm, Mass for the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. November 2-3, 68th Annual Diocesan Congress Filipino Catholic Convention, Kauai Beach Resort, Lihue. November 11, 8:30 am, Mass at Holy Family […]