Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: June 15, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 19, 9:00 am, Diocesan Finance Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 12:00 pm, Mass for the 50th Anniversary of the death of Bishop James Sweeney, first Bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu; Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 4:30 pm, Catholic […]

Hawaii gains a new priest

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Bishop Silva ordains William ‘Pila’ Tulua May 18 in a joyous two-hour liturgy at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald By the grace of God, the power of the Holy Spirit and the laying on of hands, Hawaii gained a new priest May 18. Bishop Larry Silva ordained William “Pila” […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Renewing the face of the earth

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WITNESS TO JESUS | SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST This is the text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Solemnity of Pentecost, given May 19 and 20 at three parishes where he also administered the sacrament of confirmation, Immaculate Conception Church, Ewa; Mary, Star of the Sea Church, Honolulu; and the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at […]

Official notices: June 1, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 1, 6:00 pm, Mass for the 50th Ordination Anniversary of Reverend Gary Colton, St. Theresa Church, Kihei. June 2, 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, Sacred Heart Parish, Waianae. [Msgr. Gary Secor] June 3, 10:30 am, Mass for Feast of Corpus Christi at the […]

Big Pentecost is here: after three years preparing, the diocese will begin to give confirmation second graders

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Bishop Larry Silva anoints the foreheads of children with chrism during the confirmation rite April 8 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. (Photos courtesy of Miguel Heraclio) By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald After more than three years of preparation, the Diocese of Honolulu will begin this month to give the sacrament […]

Official notices: May 18, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 18, 6:00 pm, Ordination to the Priesthood of Rev. Mr. William (Pila) Tulua, Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Kalihi. May 19, 9:00 am, Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem Mid-Year Meeting, Daughters of St. Paul Conference Room, downtown Honolulu; 12:00 pm, […]

Bishop Larry Silva: The wolf, prowling for human souls

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WITNESS TO JESUS | FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Here is the text of Bishop Silva’s homily for the Fourth Sunday of Easter, April 21/22, delivered at Holy Rosary Church, Paia, Maui, where he also administered the sacrament of confirmation.   The Gospel we just heard is obviously biased against wolves. Wolves are clearly the villains […]

Official notices: May 4, 2018

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 4, 9:45 am, Bagels with Bishop, Sacred Hearts Academy; 6:30 pm, Confirmation Mass, Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, Papaikou. May 5-6, Episcopal Visitation, Sacred Heart Parish, Pahoa. May 6, 11:00 am, Confirmation Mass, Sacred Heart Parish, Pahoa. May 8, 9:30 am, Bishop’s […]