Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Komohale

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Father (later Bishop) Louis Maigret’s Aug. 15, 1843, journal entry recording the day of the dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace was certainly succinct. It starts with a single word, “Komohale,” Hawaiian for “housewarming,” or “coming into a new house.” The image above is from Bishop Maigret’s journal from the Sacred Hearts […]

Cleaned and restored, stained glass windows reinstalled in cathedral

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Four stained glass windows were reinstalled in the sanctuary of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on June 18 after being sent to Omaha, Nebraska, for repairs and refurbishment. Mark Lambrecht of Lambrecht Studios, who did the stained glass restoration, was on hand to oversee the windows’ […]

Cathedral has been confirming 2nd graders for 26 years

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald While 32 Hawaii parishes are preparing this month to give the sacrament of confirmation to students in the second grade, one parish has been doing it for 26 years. In 1992, the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace began confirming second graders at the same time they received […]

Cathedral sanctuary: stripped

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Story and photos by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald If these coral walls could talk, they would share stories of Hawaii’s saints, faith-filled families and generations of God’s great work. The Hawaii Catholic Herald got a literal “behind the scenes” look Feb. 15 at the renovations taking place in the sanctuary of the […]

Cathedral restoration begins phase 2: the sanctuary

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Story and photos by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Construction workers built a temporary 16-foot high white wall in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in January to block off the sanctuary, the focus of “phase two” of the ongoing $15 million restoration of the 175-year-old church. The entire sanctuary area is also […]

Bishop Silva to celebrate special Mass for cathedral ‘alumni’ — bring pictures

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Hawaii Catholic Herald The downtown Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace is calling all “alumni” — those baptized, confirmed, married and ordained there — to a special homecoming Mass, 6 p.m., Dec. 14. Bishop Larry Silva will be the main celebrant for the cathedral alumni Mass, a first for the mother church of the […]

The long history of Honolulu’s cathedral has seen many changes

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The research for this story is primarily the work of historian Father Louis Yim, retired priest of the Diocese of Honolulu. Honolulu’s Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace on the Fort Street Mall is undergoing a major restoration in preparation for the 175th anniversary of its dedication next year Aug. 15. Since it first […]