Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Official notices: Aug. 1, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] August 10, 9:30 am, Installation of Fr. Mario Raquepo as Pastor of St. Stephen Parish, Nuuanu; 2:00 pm, Mass for State Convention of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, Catholic Charities Hawaii Clarence T.C. Ching Campus, Makiki; 6:00 pm, Mass for Hawaii Catholic Schools Administrators […]

Photos: Solemn procession

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Dozens of faithful trekked from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa to the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace June 22 for the annual Eucharistic procession commemorating the feast of Corpus Christi. Bishop Larry Silva, in the above photo with Deacon Keith Galang, led the procession, taking turns with other clergy holding the Eucharist encased in […]

Official notices: July 4, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] July 6, 8:30 am, Installation of Fr. Edgar Brillantes as Pastor of Our Lady of the Mount Church, Kalihi. [Fr. Gary Secor] July 12-14, Pilgrimage to Topside Molokai and Kalaupapa with seminarians of the Diocese. July 13, 9:00 am, Confirmation Mass for St. Damien of […]

Co-cathedral-to-cathedral procession to mark feast of Corpus Christi

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Bishop Larry Silva, accompanied by Knights of Columbus, carries the Holy Eucharist along School Street in last year’s Corpus Christi procession. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The diocese will commemorate the June 22 feast of Corpus Christi with its annual 1.25-mile eucharistic procession from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi-Palama to the Cathedral […]

Official notices: June 20, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] June 20, 5:00 pm, Mass for St. Elizabeth School’s Golden Jubilee, St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. June 21, 8:00 am, Mass for Oahu Faith Formation Conference, St. Joseph Church, Waipahu; 5:00 pm, 170th Anniversary Celebration for St. John the Baptist Parish, Kalihi. June 22, […]

Ordination here of Indian priest marks anniversary of Island saint’s priesthood

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Newly ordained Sacred Hearts Father Ajit Baliar Singh celebrates the Liturgy of the Eucharist with Bishop Larry Silva, May 21. In front of the altar is the relic of St. Damien, who was ordained in the cathedral 150 years ago in 1864. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   As Sacred Hearts brother Ajit Baliar […]

Bishop asks parishes to conduct voter registration drive

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In an effort to help more Hawaii Catholics fulfill what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls a “moral obligation” to vote, Bishop Larry Silva is asking local parishes to conduct voter registration drives during Masses over the June 21-22 weekend. Voter registration forms will be passed out in the pews and Mass-goers who are […]

Photo: Future bishop meets future saint

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Bishop (then Father) Larry Silva greets St. (then Pope) John Paul II at the Vatican in April 1991 in this photo taken by Vatican photographer Arturo Mori. Bishop Silva was in Rome that year for sabbatical studies at the Institute of Continuing Theological Education at the Pontifical North American College. (Photo courtesy of Bishop Larry […]

Official notices: May 9, 2014

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Bishop’s calendar Bishop’s Schedule [Events indicated will be attended by Bishop’s delegate] May 10, 9:00 am, Mass for the Feast of St. Damien, Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu; 10:00 am, Procession from Cathedral, Rally and Prayer Service for the Feast of St. Damien, Hawaii State Capitol, downtown Honolulu; 5:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, […]