Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: Nov. 8, 2024

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Bishop’s schedule Nov. 8, 11 a.m., Thanksgiving Mass for Catholic Charities Hawaii, Ching Campus, Makiki. [Msgr. Gary Secor] Nov. 11-14, Fall General Assembly of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Baltimore, Maryland. Nov. 14-16, National Catholic Youth Conference, Long Beach, California. Nov. 18-22, annual Convocation of Priests, Prince Waikiki Hotel, Honolulu. Announcements/appointments Bishop Silva […]

Photo: The power of family

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Missionary Families of Christ, an “evangelistic and missionary community” that aims to empower families, held a gathering Oct. 25-26 at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea. Participants gathered for fellowship, praise and worship and a holy hour; Bishop Larry Silva celebrated Mass at the end of the second day. He was joined by Father Sebastian Soosai, […]

A letter from Bishop Larry Silva on the importance of voting

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Election day is near, a day of great importance for our country. All parishioners are urged to vote after prayerfully considering the issues and candidates. We call your attention to Bishop Silva’s letter in this regard, also published on the diocesan website. Click here to see a PDF version of the letter. Oct. 15, 2024 […]

Official notices: Oct. 11, 2024

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Bishop’s schedule Oct. 13, 3 p.m., 80th anniversary dinner for Holy Trinity Church, Kuliouou. Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m., Bishop’s Administrative Advisory Council (video conference); 6 p.m., Mass with the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, Aiea. Oct. 19, 10 a.m., Stewardship Commission meeting, Holy Family Ohana Center, Honolulu; 5 p.m., Maryknoll Noblesse Oblige Dinner, […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Do not be afraid to live and speak our faith

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WITNESS TO JESUS | TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered on Sept. 14 at Holy Family Church, Honolulu, for the installation of Father Dario Rinaldi as pastor, and on Sept. 15 at Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Wahiawa, to mark Our Lady of Sorrows’ feast day. Recently […]

Bishop Larry Silva: Ten Commandments offer vital framework for all

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Witness to Jesus | Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered at St. Theresa Church, Kihei, on Aug. 31 for the installation of Father William Kunisch as pastor. Did you know that the Ten Commandments are prominently displayed — in stone — on the U.S. Supreme Court building? […]

Our Lady of Good Counsel School celebrates 6 decades of learning

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Our Lady of Good Counsel School first opened its doors on Sept. 2, 1964, and for the past 60 years has provided quality Catholic education to students from across Oahu. The Pearl City campus celebrated this milestone on Sept. 4 with a jubilee Mass, attended by the entire school as well as […]

New columbarium at St. Anthony is first on Maui to be completed

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Hawaii Catholic Herald St. Anthony Church in Wailuku held a blessing Aug. 25 for its new columbarium, the fourth completed project at churches across the state. Bishop Larry Silva presided at Mass before blessing the columbarium, which contains niches where the ashes of parishioners and community members can be laid to rest. One niche already […]