By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — More than half a million pilgrims crossed the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica in the first two weeks after Pope Francis opened it. From Dec. 24, when the pope inaugurated the Holy Year, to Jan. 7, the Vatican said, 545,532 people from […]
Answering the call to serve
Hawaii’s permanent deacons By Deacon Jonathan Lam Special to the Herald Occasionally, people ask me to describe the life of a deacon. I just smile and say, a deacon’s life is just as normal as everyone else’s! But now, I would like to humbly draw a few images of the deacon below. There are calls […]
Sea ministry sets off on its maiden voyage
By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald “Mahigit na isang taon na ako hindi nakakapagsimba (I haven’t been to Mass for more than a year),” said one of the fisherman from Leyte, Philippines. He was a car wash attendant back home and decided to work as a contracted fisherman in the Hawaii longline fishery […]
Youth ministry leader finds peace, joy in service
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Ryan Agcaoili truly finds peace in serving at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. It’s not that he’s doing anything huge or momentous — it’s quiet, patient service to our Lord. One way Agcaoili loves to serve is through the Order of Christian Initiation of Adults, or OCIA, watching […]
A celebration of community
The Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement marks 25 years of bringing young people in Hawaii together By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Being part of a supportive network can play a crucial role in helping people thrive in their faith and in the church. For the past 25 years, the Vietnamese Eucharistic Youth Movement has […]
New ministry cares for ‘invisible’ seafarers
By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald “For as in one body we have many parts, and all the parts do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another” (Rom 12:4-5). Some body parts are easily visible, yet others are hidden. If […]
Answering God’s call to diaconate, stewardship
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com When Deacon Raffy Mendoza was 10 years old, he witnessed his father’s conversion. After attending a Cursillo retreat, his father grew closer to the Lord, and watching his father grow in faith had a profound impact on Deacon Mendoza. “I became more aware of the spiritual side of life,” Deacon […]
Father Kim remembered for aloha spirit, advocacy
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Tears and laughter echoed through the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu June 27 as people celebrated the life of Father Alapaki Kim, who was loved by many across Hawaii and was a strong advocate for the recognition and inclusion of Native Hawaiian traditions and culture in the church. […]
Photos: Walking with the Lord
On Corpus Christi, the feast of the body and blood of Christ, parishioners on Maui and Oahu took part in Eucharistic processions. Hawaii Catholic Herald Msgr. Gary Secor held up the monstrance June 8 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in downtown Honolulu during adoration and benediction marking the conclusion of Oahu’s […]
‘Pure joy enveloped me’
The diocese gains three new priests in Kurt Meyer, Francis Hai Pham and Anthony Tran By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Perhaps fittingly, the Diocese of Honolulu’s latest priestly ordination occurred on the eve of the weekend marking the feast of the Holy Trinity. Fitting because Bishop Larry Silva ordained three deacons who have spent […]
