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 […]
Grief for a place of welcome
REFLECTION By Sherry Hayes-Peirce Special to the Herald On Aug. 9, I switched on the Today Show as is my morning routine and was devastated to see Front Street in Lahaina with flames advancing toward the historic banyan tree. My heart sank and memories of my time with my dearly departed husband and I sitting […]
Letter from Bishop Silva on the Lahaina Wildfire
Click here to view pdf of Bishop Larry Silva’s Maui Wildfire Donation Letter
Bishop Larrry Silva: Grief and sorrow
Bishop’s note: On Sunday, Aug. 13, I celebrated Mass at Sacred Hearts Church, Kapalua, one of the churches of Maria Lanakila Parish in Lahaina, Maui. I was accompanied by the pastor, Father Kuriakose Nadooparambil, MF; the Maui-Lanai vicar forane, Msgr. Terrence Watanabe; the former pastor, Father Gary Colton; and the former parochial vicar, Father […]