View from the Pew It’s a time of setting forth on a path into the future of the Catholic Church in Hawaii, and of looking back 200 years to its first footprint in the islands. The church history lesson that will unfold will be upbeat, marking the 1827 arrival of the first missionaries of the […]
Mary Adamski: It’s possible for everyone to get along
View from the pew Nearly 100 people came together to pray and worship God at Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish last month, but most of them were not Catholic. A group of men preparing to become deacons met this month to learn about some of the first people to bring Christianity to Hawaii — Protestant Congregational […]
Cathedral echoes with Japanese delegation’s prayers for world peace
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace reverberated with Buddhist, Shinto and Christian chanting Dec. 5 as nearly 100 members of a visiting Japanese delegation dedicated to praying for world peace began its 40th anniversary conference in Hawaii. Bishop Larry Silva greeted the Japan Religious Committee for the […]
Cathedral welcomes annual visit by Japanese religious peace committee
By Michiko Wada Special to the Herald The Japan Religious Committee for the World Federation made its annual visit to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Dec. 6 as part of its yearly pilgrimage to the Pearl Harbor remembrance ceremony on Dec. 7. Cathedral administrator Alika Cullen and the Japanese Catholic Community of […]