Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Photos: Blessing of the oils

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the Chrism Mass for Oahu March 26 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. During the evening liturgy, representatives from Oahu parishes brought oils to be blessed for use in the administering of the sacraments. Volunteers organize the containers of oil to be consecrated; Bishop Silva pours balsam into the sacred chrism; […]

Official notices: March 27, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] March 27, 8:30 am, Bagels with Bishop, Damien Memorial School, Kalihi; 7:00 pm, Mass and Blessing of Altar, Blessed Sacrament Parish, Pauoa. March 28, 5:00 pm, Mass and Installation of Fr. Gary Secor as Rector of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of […]

Official notices: March 13, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] March 13, 6:00 pm, Meeting with Parish Leadership of St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View. March 14-15, Episcopal Visitation, St. Joseph Parish, Hilo. March 17, 9:30 am, Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council, Chancery, downtown Honolulu; 7:00 pm, Chrism Mass for the Island of Maui, St. […]

Official notices: Feb. 27, 2015

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] February 27, 9:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Board, Chancery, downtown Honolulu. February 27-28, Diocesan Pastoral Council, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC), Kaneohe. February 28, 5:00 pm, Mass and Installation of Fr. Lusius Nimu, SS.CC. as Pastor of St. Michael Parish, Waialua. March 3, […]

Photo: Ashes to ashes

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Bishop Larry Silva swipes ashes on the forehead of a parishioner at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace during the noontime Ash Wednesday Mass, Feb. 18. Several hundred faithful gathered at the downtown church for the liturgy, with the distribution of ashes marking the start of Lent for Christians around the world. (HCH […]

Bishop ordains 13 deacons in four ceremonies

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Deacon Eric Kim, right, congratulates newly ordained Deacon Joseph Soon at the Jan. 31 ceremony. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) After a five-year journey of formation, 13 local men have fulfilled their dreams of entering into diaconal ministry. The diocese’s seventh class of permanent deacons was ordained by Bishop Larry Silva last month during […]

Bishop’s ordination homilies: service and sacrifice

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In four very different ordination homilies for four separate ordination liturgies, Bishop Larry Silva illuminated the diaconate themes of service and sacrifice using strong images and metaphors. On Kauai, for the ordination of David Kane, Jan. 17 at Immaculate Conception Church in Lihue, the bishop used the image of a sword, “two-edged,” to describe the […]

Folding of Road Map leads to next step in diocesan planning

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With the wrapping-up of the “Diocesan Road Map of Pastoral, Program and Facility Needs 2008-2013,” the planning document that steered Bishop Larry Silva’s opening years as Bishop of Honolulu, the diocese is looking for a new set of priorities to carry it into the future. The Office for Pastoral Planning, headed by director James Walsh, […]