Hawaii Catholic Herald When Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, was ordained as the sixth bishop of Honolulu on July 28, many parishioners in the Diocese of Honolulu were unable to attend due to limited space in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu — including those who live on the neighbor islands. To show his […]
Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: Our jubilee of aloha
E hiki mai kou aupuni By far one of the most uplifting and formative experiences of the “Baby Bishops School” that I attended in Rome in early September was the Sunday pilgrimage to Assisi that our group of fledgling bishops made to celebrate the Mass at the Basilica of St. Francis and to pray at […]
Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: Notes from Rome
E hiki mai kou aupuni Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, The Peace of the Lord! I am writing you on my flight home from Rome, where I have just completed the weeklong formation course which the Vatican offers every year for recently ordained bishops. The course is informally called “Baby Bishops School,” and it […]
Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: Hail holy queen!
E Hiki Mai Kou Aupuni Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Aug. 22 at St. Theresa Church, Kihei, on the feast of the queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as part of Bishop Castori’s Mass of Thanksgiving Island Tour. As I mentioned when we gathered at the opening of this holy Mass, […]
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Chaminade opens academic year with spiritual convocation
Special to the Herald The sound of an oli delivered by Chaminade University of Honolulu Director of Campus Ministry Tasha Castro resonated throughout the newly refreshed Mystical Rose Oratory, opening the university’s annual spiritual convocation and marking the beginning of a new academic year. The Aug. 26 gathering was also the first major event held […]
Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: From hardship rises new life
E Hiki Mai Kou Aupuni Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered Aug. 7 at Sacred Hearts Mission Church, Kapalua, during a commemorative Mass for Sacred Hearts School, Lahaina. Twenty days after the destructive wildfires of August 2023, tents were erected at Kapalua, at the Sacred Hearts Mission Church, and classes resumed at […]
Mass of the Holy Spirit opens new academic year
Hawaii Catholic Herald Catholic educators from across the diocese gathered in Kaneohe Aug. 20 to mark the start of the academic year with the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, was the main celebrant of the liturgy at St. Ann Church. He was joined by Bishop Emeritus Larry Silva and […]
Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ: We are the kingdom of God
E hiki mai kou aupuni Here is the prepared text of Bishop Castori’s remarks given at the conclusion of his episcopal ordination and installation Mass July 28 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. Forty years ago, when I was a novice in the Society of Jesus, making for the first time the Spiritual Exercises — […]
‘The islands put their trust in you’
Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori,SJ’s ordination and installation were a joyous blend of people, traditions and cultures By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “E hiki mai kou aupuni” — “Thy kingdom come.” The episcopal motto of Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, SJ — taken from the Our Father recited in olelo Hawaii — anchored […]