VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Father, can you teach me how to write this properly?” asked one of the afterschool care kids. Next, however, kids being kids, came the question “Father, do you have any candy or anything to eat?” Ha! I responded with a laugh, “Finish […]
Father Clement Beeri, diocesan priest: The joys of interacting with the people
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One of the greatest joys of being a parish priest is interacting with the people. For example, I am constantly amazed when people are edified by certain words or scriptural passages I might mention in the homily which they tell me about […]
One more parish administrator taking position July 1
One more name has been added to the list of new pastors and parish administrators assigned by Bishop Larry Silva to parishes on July 1. Father Marlon Belmonte, a priest of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia in the Philippines, will be the administrator of Holy Rosary Parish, Pahala, and Sacred Heart Parish, Naalehu. He is […]
10 parishes to have new pastors, administrators July 1
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Ten of Hawaii’s 66 parishes will receive new pastors or priest administrators on July 1, the traditional start of new clergy assignments in the Diocese of Honolulu. Six will welcome new parochial vicars, formally called associate pastors. This year also saw four additional new pastor and administrator assignments before […]
‘Day of great joy’
Bishop Silva ordains two island priests in a big, joyful, colorful family liturgy By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The twin ordinations of Romple Emwalu and Vincent Ahn Vu to priesthood by Bishop Larry Silva was a big, joyful, family event that packed the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Friday evening May 17 with color, song, […]
Photo: A convocation of priests
Hawaii’s Catholic priests gather for a group photo at the Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s north shore. One hundred and five priests were there for the annual Convocation of Priests, five days of camaraderie, workshops and prayer with BIshop Larry Silva, May 13-17.
Years served only hint at Isle jubilarians’ immeasurable impact
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Seventy years. Sixty years. Fifty years. Twenty-five years. Adding up the decades is how we feebly try to measure the immeasurable impact of the 33 Hawaii religious men and women and priests honored on the anniversaries of their religious commitment to God and humanity at a special morning […]
Hawaii’s 2019 Jubilarians
HAWAII’S 2019 JUBILARIANS “God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply into the mystery of the church and to dedicate themselves more generously to the good of […]
Most of Hawaii’s active priests come from outside the diocese
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Close to half of the priests serving in Catholic parishes in Hawaii are here on loan from other largely foreign dioceses, according to the 2019 Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii. There are 116 priests in active ministry in the Islands. They include 32 who belong to the […]
Father Atonio ‘Niko’ Falaniko, diocesan priest: All around and all the above
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald You can find me everywhere. Some days I say Mass here at the cathedral basilica. On Fridays and Sundays, I say Mass at the Carmelite Monastery. Sometimes on Sundays, I also say Mass at Queen’s Medical Center, or at various parishes. Not […]
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