Island priests gather with Bishop Larry Silva for a group photo Jan. 7 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center as part of the diocese’s annual Priests’ Retreat that week. According to the diocesan Office of Clergy, 33 priests signed up for this year’s retreat. Joining them is Father Tom DeSimone, left of Bishop Silva, guest speaker […]
Father Themistocles T. Tuyac Jr., diocesan priest: A missionary in a foreign land
The Maryknoll Fathers had instilled in me the missionary spirit. Now that we have a lot of vocations in my diocese, it is my time to share in the mission. When my bishop asked me to do missionary work, to help the Diocese of Honolulu, I needed to discern it for a few months. I […]
Father Patrick Thomas McDaid, Marianists: Aspiring to be a saint
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING When I look over my life and meditate on all the gifts I have been given by God, it is truly amazing. In prayer, I can only thank the Lord for all I have received because I don’t deserve any of it; none of it was earned by myself. But the doors […]
Father Juan Pablo Galeano, diocesan priest: In Christ I can do many things
I never imagined anything like Hawaii. When Bishop Larry Silva had recruited me in Colombia, he was looking for priests for the Hispanic ministry in Hawaii. Not knowing English, I thought the only thing I needed to do was to say Mass in Spanish. When I arrived at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona, […]
Father Paul Dong Min Li, diocesan priest: The joy based on love
Since childhood, I had a great appreciation of God’s grace. That is the reason why I followed the call to enter the priesthood. We did not have regular priests around when I was growing up due to the persecutions in the country. Once or twice a year, a priest might pass by to celebrate the […]
To everything a season: Summer begets priest assignments
Summer will be a season of change, as a slew of new priest assignments will bring shifts in clergy staffing to about a third of Hawaii’s 66 parishes, mostly beginning July 1. Bishop Larry Silva has appointed new pastors or administrators for 13 parishes. In addition, two Kauai parishes and one on Oahu will also […]
Pastor, retiring after 30 years in the diocese, filled in between bishops
Soon to retire Father Thomas Gross in front of St. John Vianney Church, Kailua, which he renovated as pastor. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Father Thomas Gross, who for one year had the responsibilities of Hawaii’s bishop without the status, is retiring June 30. The cordial, reserved pastor of St. John Vianney Parish […]
Photo: Convocation break
Island priests take time for some fun and group pictures May 20 at the diocese’s annual Priests’ Convocation at Turtle Bay Resort. The convocation is a weeklong break from parish work for local clergy, who gather at the North Shore of Oahu for prayer, liturgies, seminars and fellowship. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)
Father Thomas Gross, diocesan priest: Knowing when to move on
Hawaii is a very special place. There is a unique openness of the people here, they are much more accepting and understanding of all kinds of situations and each other. I am not leaving because I do not like Hawaii. I love it a lot, I will miss it a lot. I really enjoy ministering […]
Father Michael G. Scully, Society of Jesus: Contemplative and active
Before coming to Hawaii, I taught in schools included Jesuit High in Sacramento, Bellarmine Preparatory School in San Jose and Loyola High in Los Angeles. During that time I spent a year teaching at a seminary in East Africa. When I was teaching I, like most Jesuits who are not assigned to parishes, would go […]
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