By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Catholics from across the state recently had the opportunity to learn more about their faith and how they can share it with others thanks to a new program that harkens back to a popular catechetical initiative from decades ago. The new program, the Diocesan Formation Institute, comprised six days […]
Jubilee Year’s end raises hope for the future
By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald The closure of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome Jan. 6 marked the conclusion of a momentous year of spiritual renewal, learning and engagement for faithful in Hawaii and across the world. After kneeling at the threshold in prayer, Pope Leo XIV secured the Holy Door […]
New faith formation project focuses on families
By Lisa DahmHawaii Catholic Herald After a year of listening to parents’ struggles with faith formation at home, catechetical leaders from nine Hawaii parishes are now launching programs designed to strengthen families in their faith life — part of a new initiative that includes dozens of parishes across the U.S. Some 200 parishes, from Hawaii […]
Honolulu co-hosting virtual catechetical conference
Listen to the organizer of the conference talk The Diocese of Honolulu will join one western archdiocese and eight western dioceses in hosting the three-day “Hope Heal Renew Virtual Conference” Nov. 4-6. The event is open to anyone. Registration costs $15 for over 100 sessions in five languages. Access to the online conference recordings lasts […]
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, a hands-on children’s religious education program, is taking root in Hawaii
‘The child in all of us’ By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On a sunny weekday morning in June, preschoolers at Mary, Star of the Sea Early Learning Center in Waialae-Kahala were busy working at their “free choice” activities out on the school lanai — scooping from a water table, playing house, building with blocks. […]
A powerful sign: The catechesis of children with disabilities
By Doreen Engel Catholic News Service The letter found me, although many years and miles had passed. I still remembered “Gloria,” a student with Down syndrome, who as a child had witnessed her father’s death in a tragic accident. Gloria was unable to speak after that day, despite various therapies. Eventually, our team at the […]