Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Knights of Columbus engage Hawaii’s youth through competitions

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By Robert Camilleri Special to the Herald The Knights of Columbus have been involved with young people in a variety of programs through its partnerships with Catholic schools. The founder of the Knights of Columbus, Blessed Michael J. McGivney, while studying for the priesthood, played left field on his seminary baseball team. After his ordination, […]

Mililani parish hosting eucharistic miracle film by teen with local ties

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  St. John Apostle and Evangelist Parish in Mililani will show a new movie about the eucharistic miracle of Bolsena and introduce the extraordinary 18-year-old fledgling filmmaker who produced and directed it, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 in the parish’s One Community Center. The 40-minute film, “Faith Prevails: Miracle of Bolsena,” is the first for Solenne […]

Bishop Silva gives new instructions on the celebration of the Latin Mass

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva’s instructions for the local application of Pope Francis’ new rules on the use of the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass doesn’t change much of the present practice in Hawaii where 10 priests celebrate it. The new norms, dated Jan. 9, follow Pope Francis’ July 16 apostolic letter […]

Instruction on the Implementation of ‘Traditionis Custodes’

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Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii Diocese of Honolulu Witness to Jesus INSTRUCTION OF THE DIOCESE OF HONOLULU FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE APOSTOLIC LETTER, ISSUED MOTU PROPRIO BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF FRANCIS “TRADITIONIS CUSTODES” ON THE USE OF THE ROMAN LITURGY PRIOR TO THE REFORM OF 1970. In light of the Apostolic […]

Half-way, ‘Ohana in Christ’ campaign is progressing well

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Ohana in Christ, the Diocese of Honolulu’s new fundraising campaign, is progressing well. According to Mark Clark, the diocesan director of stewardship and development, by the end of 2021, the appeal had raised $582,042 from about 2,000 donors. It has already surpassed last year’s contributions to the Bishop’s Circle […]

Commentary: Catholic Charities Hawaii celebrating its 75th this year

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“That is where Jesus is born,” Pope Francis said at Christmas, “close to the forgotten ones of the peripheries.” That is where Catholic Charities Hawaii works — and has worked for 75 years — bringing dignity to the forgotten ones; “ennobling the excluded,” to borrow another phrase of the Holy Father. Because each one is […]

Diocese schedules 16 second collections in 2022 for various causes

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Here is the second collection schedule for the Diocese of Honolulu for 2022. Second collections are those taken up in parish churches for causes in addition to the primary collection taken for the support of the parish. Some of the 16 appeals are local, some are national or international. Jan. 22/23: Church in Latin America […]

Family ties the topic of Kalaupapa webinar

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As part of January being Kalaupapa Month, Ka Ohana O Kalaupapa will present a webinar, “The Restoration of Family Ties,” on Saturday, Jan. 22, 10-11:30 a.m. The event is being hosted by the Damien-Marianne Catholic Conference. There is no charge. Pre-register at www.dmcchawaii.org. This presentation is a narrated slide show of historical and modern-day photographs […]