Diocesan seminarian Nicholas “Nick” Brown, right, at his May 1 graduation ceremony at Sacred Heart Seminary and School of Theology in Hales Corners, Wisconsin. Brown will be ordained a priest May 22 in Honolulu. (Photo courtesy of William Tulua) Diocesan seminarian Nicholas “Nick” Brown was packing boxes and gearing up for graduation when the […]
‘Unity’ discussions key part of priests’ convocation at Turtle Bay
Island priests will be taking a break from ministry duties May 18-22 to gather at Turtle Bay Resort on the north shore of Oahu for the diocese’s annual Priests’ Convocation. According to the diocesan Office of Clergy, about 117 priests are expected to take part. Bishop Larry Silva will join them for a few days […]
Hawaii’s 2015 Jubilarians: Celebrating Lives of Discipleship
The Catholic Church in Hawaii honors those men and women who have given themselves to God and humanity, in vow and in sacrament, as they celebrate the anniversaries of their discipleship. Please join Bishop Larry Silva and Hawaii’s jubilarians in a Mass of gratitude, 10:30 a.m., Saturday, April 25, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. […]
Father Oliver Ortega, diocesan priest: A diocesan monk missionary
One of the stories I treasure in my heart takes place when St. Therese of Lisieux was praying in chapel. She shares in her autobiography that once there was a co-nun who was making strange noises in the pew behind her. St. Therese thought, “If I turn my back and speak to, or yell at […]
What’s Father carrying in his car trunk?
Baggage. Who amongst us can get away without carrying some? Whether it’s physical stuff that weighs us down or emotional attachments that are our burden, Lent is a good time to reflect on what we carry around with us. Sometimes what you haul along are the necessary tools of service. Last month, when I was […]
Father Arnel Soriano, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Challenges and blessings
I grew up with the La Salette priests. My hometown of Isabela was their first mission in the Philippines. They married my parents and were always at our house, even joining us for meals. Through the influence of my mom, I studied in a La Salette school and became an altar boy. During my high […]
Remembering Msgr. Troi | Former Alpine forces chaplain skied with one pope, befriended another
Msgr. Franco Luigi Troi, a former elite forces chaplain from Alpine Italy who skied with Pope John Paul II and befriended Pope Benedict XVI, a priest who spent most of his retirement years assisting at Oahu parishes, died Jan. 21 after a brief illness at St. Francis Hospice in Honolulu. He was ordained 50 years. […]
Father Anthony Rapozo, diocesan priesthood: It’s Jesus’ ministry
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING I enjoy my calling as a priest. The greatest challenge of this assignment was that there was a school attached to the parish. Initially, I did not realize how much time I would be involved in the school. But I have come to enjoy my interaction with the children. The kids now […]
Memorial Mass for Father Anthony Bolger
Bishop Larry Silva will celebrate a memorial Mass for Father Anthony Bolger, 10 a.m., Feb. 25, at St. Anthony Church in Kailua, where Father Bolger once served as pastor. Father Gary Secor will give the homily. Father Bolger, who was a priest for the Diocese of Honolulu for 35 years, died Jan. 7 at his […]
Obituary: Father Robert Siu | 1924-2014
One of Hawaii’s first diocesan priests spent final years in Wyoming Father Robert Kwong Chee Siu, one of the Hawaii’s first local-born diocesan priests, died Sept. 11 in Lander, Wyoming, where he was a retired parish priest in residence. He had celebrated his 60th anniversary of ordination in June. He was 90 when he died. […]
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