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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 […]
Solemn vespers: An evening of prayer and promise
Hawaii Catholic Herald The events surrounding Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ’s July 28 episcopal ordination and installation Mass began with solemn vespers the day before, also at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. With Bishop Larry Silva presiding, the church resounded with the traditional hymns and psalmodies sung during the service, which is also […]
Talk Story: Building the kingdom through aloha
Office for Social Ministry “In Hawaii… it is no mere coincidence that a people so interiorly disposed to receive the call of Christ the King — this same people should be animated by the luminous cultural values of aloha, which, at its heart, is selfless love.” (Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, SJ, remarks at the […]
‘Special relationship’: Bishop Castori’s ties to Tonga are more than 3 decades deep
By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald At the heart of Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ’s coat of arms are two symbols that represent his loving embrace of family. On the left are poppies and lupines signifying his home and family in California, and on the right is a Tongan kumete — a large, wooden ceremonial […]
Bishop Castori: ‘Let the islands rejoice!’
“Let the islands rejoice!” (Psalm 97) Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, As we enter the bicentennial of the arrival of the Catholic faith in Hawaii, the uplifting prayer of Psalm 97, “Let the islands rejoice!” captures the moment. Two centuries after Holy Mass was first celebrated on Hawaiian soil by missionaries of the Sacred […]