By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva is re-introducing his annual appeal, the Bishop’s Circle, under a new name and with a new approach, but with the same goal — to raise financial support for crucial church ministries. The new campaign, ‘Ohana in Christ, will be presented by letter to previous Bishop’s Circle […]
St. Theresa’s Hale Kau Kau: 30 years, 1.5 million meals
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “For I was hungry, and you gave me something to eat.” Hale Kau Kau, on the grounds of St. Theresa Church, Kihei, has been living the Gospel for 30 years, serving hot, nutritious food daily to the poor of south Maui. That’s more than 1.5 million meals, served over […]
Bishop promulgating updated parish finance council norms
Bishop Larry Silva is publishing an update dated Sept. 1 to the norms, or rules, governing parish finance councils in this issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald (see page 7). It contains one revision to the previous norms, last updated Dec. 6, 2018. Church law requires each parish to have a finance council to advise […]
Marianist lecture to address racism and climate change
The speaker for the 2021 Marianist Lecture is Franciscan Father Daniel Horan, author and lecturer who specializes on the work and thought of Thomas Merton. This year’s talk will be delivered online only at 4 p.m., Sept. 21. The topic is “The spirituality of justice: racism and climate change, a Catholic response.” Father Horan […]
Chaminade, Catholic Schools announce innovation awards
Chaminade University’s Center for Strategy and Innovation in partnership with Hawaii Catholic Schools last month announced the two recipients of the 2021 Ka Ho‘oulu Innovation Awards. Winning the individual award was Devin Oshiro, principal of Saint Louis School. Taking the institution award was St. Joseph School in Waipahu. The awards recognize innovation that has “greatly […]
Honor your priests, Serra Club urges
The Serra Club of Honolulu urges lay parish leaders to join parishes throughout the United States in honoring their priests on Sunday, Sept. 26, “Priesthood Sunday.” Serra Club of Honolulu president, Jack Kampfer, hopes every parish does something to express the appreciation of its faith community for the devoted priests who serve it. “Recognition is […]
To stream or not to stream
That is the long-term pandemic question. For some parishes, the virtual Mass is here to stay. Not so for others By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When the coronavirus pandemic shut down churches in Hawaii in March 2020, many parishes quickly set up livestream services so that Mass could be watched live online. Very few […]
Arson damages storage room, classrooms at St. Philomena Church
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The last Sunday Mass on Sept. 5 had been celebrated, and Father Pau Li, pastor of St. Philomena Parish in Salt Lake, had completed a routine check of the church before going upstairs to take a nap. He was awakened shortly after 3 p.m. by a frantic phone call: […]
Diocese not giving religious exemptions for COVID vaccines
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii residents are free to claim a religious exemption from getting a COVID-19 vaccination where it is mandated, but they will not receive documentation from the Diocese of Honolulu to support such exemptions, mainly because the church has no objections to the vaccine. On the contrary, it wants people […]
Father Lane Akiona elected provincial of Sacred Hearts
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii Sacred Hearts Father Lane Akiona was elected June 23 by his religious community as the superior of the United States Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, overseeing some 90 priests, brothers and seminarians in seven locations in four countries. It is […]
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