Bishop Larry Silva celebrated a solemn All Souls Day Mass Nov. 2 at Sacred Hearts Church in Kapalua, with wildfire survivors and parishioners of Lahaina’s historic Maria Lanakila Church. “We have come today to lament with you, to mourn with you, and to grieve with you,” Bishop Silva said in his homily, standing next to […]
Bishop Larry Silva: All things will be made new
WITNESS TO JESUS | COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS DAY) Here is the prepared text for the homily of Bishop Larry Silva delivered Nov. 2, for all Souls Day at Sacred Hearts Church, Kapalua, Maui, after the wildfires in Lahaina that took 98 lives. Many of you who are here know […]
MINISTRY OF PRESENCE: A stream of deacons and priests descends on Lahaina bringing spiritual comfort
By Patrick Downes and Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald A smile. A wave. A hug. A bottle of water. An attentive and compassionate ear. A shoulder to cry on. A prayer. A ministry of presence. A steady stream of priests and deacons from across the diocese has been making its way to west Maui to […]
Sacred Hearts School, Lahaina: A resilient community of faith
By Brian Perry Special to the Herald LAHAINA, Maui — Members of the close-knit community of Sacred Hearts School are coming together, in faith, in the wake of another disaster. First, the COVID-19 pandemic forced families into isolation and homebound students into virtual classes. Then, as they regrouped and opened their doors for a new […]
EPIC aid effort springs into action on Maui
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald It has been a little more than a month since fires swept through the historic town of Lahaina. More than a hundred are confirmed dead. Thousands have lost their homes. Those left are survivors clinging to hope. Sometimes hope comes in the form of others. That’s the spirit EPIC […]
Donations to wildfire relief top $1 million
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In the first three weeks after the Maui wildfires burned the town of Lahaina to the ground Aug. 8, donations to the Hawaii Catholic Community Foundation’s Maui Wildfire Relief fund surpassed $1 million. As of Sept. 8, 4,455 gifts totaling $1,703,221.23 were given to wildfire relief and to Sacred […]
Icon dedication
This icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God of Tenderness, was created by Honolulu seminarian transitional deacon Hai Francis Pham to celebrate the 125th Jubilee of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo Park, California, where he is now studying. The icon, on hardwood measuring 11-by-14-inches, is dedicated to the victims of the Aug. 8 […]
BONDED BY HOPE: Lahaina, Maui
The Holy Father invokes upon all of Maui, Almighty God’s blessings of strength and peace By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Lahaina, once the capitol of the Hawaiian Kingdom and later a popular tourist destination, will now forever be known as the town a horrific wildfire razed to the ground Aug. 8-9. The death toll, […]
Hotel Mass brings comfort to employees who lost homes
By Brian Perry Special to the Herald In the wake of the devastating Lahaina wildfire that has claimed more than 100 lives and left hundreds more missing, a half-dozen Catholic priests celebrated a special Mass with about 70 Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa employees and their family members on Aug. 22 in the Kaanapali hotel’s […]
Biden: Maui will receive help for ‘as long as it takes’
By OSV News LAHAINA, Hawaii — As the Hawaii island of Maui struggles to recover from horrific wildfires that destroyed historic Lahaina, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden toured the fire-ravaged town Aug. 21. After touring the devastation caused by the deadliest fire in the United States in more than a century, the […]