Nine island parishes will receive new pastors or administrators on July 1 in the annual round of clergy assignments by Bishop Larry Silva. Four parishes will also receive parochial vicars (formerly called associate pastors) in July. Most of the changes will be on Maui where four of its 10 parishes will receive new pastors or […]
Reporting abuse by bishops now easier with new service
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In the United States, accusations of sexual abuse by clergy are to be reported to the local bishop. But what if it’s the bishop himself who is the problem? The answer is the national Catholic Bishop Reporting Service. Begun March 16, the Catholic Bishop Abuse Reporting (CBAR) is a […]
Rosary relay invites all to join worldwide prayer for priests
By Easter Almuena Special to the Herald Over one million rosaries will be recited worldwide on Friday, June 19. Global Rosary Relay, in its 11th year, requests everyone to invite friends, family and groups to spread the word and join in. Rosaries will be said for the sanctification of all priests and in thanksgiving for […]
Photos: Maryknoll mask donation
The Maryknoll School family donated more than 2,500 reusable handmade fabric masks to two local nonprofit organizations, Lanakila Pacific and Navian Hawaii (formerly Hospice Hawaii), May 22, to help kupuna and nurses stay protected against COVID-19. For two-and-a-half weeks, using repurposed Maryknoll aloha-print fabric, families, alumni and community members took up needle and thread to […]
Happy to be back
Hawaii pastors and administrators report that the reopening of Hawaii’s Catholic churches for Mass May 30-31 went smoothly for the most part thanks to plenty of planning, masking tape, sanitizing liquid, faith and aloha. Here are their reports. Immaculate Conception, Ewa The reopening for public Masses went well. I did see a lot fewer parishioners […]
Diocese’s chief finance officer calls on parishes to return to basics
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald As the Diocese of Honolulu’s chief finance officer, Lisa Sakamoto knows how much Hawaii’s parishes are hurting economically because of the coronavirus pandemic. Closed churches mean empty offertory baskets. But her counsel to them does not involve cash-raising schemes or creative fundraisers. It’s more fundamental. The “worst hardship” caused […]
Letter from Bishop Silva on returing to public Masses
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sacred Heart Church (@sacredheartpunahou) To the Catholic Faithful of Hawaii Dear Brothers and Sisters, Peace be with you! Those are the words of the risen Jesus as he breathed out the Holy Spirit upon his Apostles, sending them out in the power of the Spirit to […]
Facing a new reality after the coronavirus
The diocese’s Office of Stewardship and Development is helping island parishes weather the pandemic’s economic storm By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald In this age of Amazon, a dollar dropped into a wicker basket didn’t really cut it as a robust revenue-generating model … even before the pandemic. Now, the coronavirus has been a financial […]
Guidelines from Bishop Larry Silva for the reopening of churches during the pandemic
GUIDELINES FROM BISHOP LARRY SILVA, BISHOP OF HONOLULU FOR THE REOPENING OF CATHOLIC CHURCHES IN HAWAII DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC (May 22, 2020) Regarding Public Masses Catholic churches, missions, chapels and oratories in Hawaii will reopen for public worship the weekend of May 30/31, Pentecost Sunday. During this coming week, parishes and hospitality ministers will […]
Future of UH-Manoa Newman Center uncertain
The campus ministry parish is on the Sisters of St. Francis’ property that is for sale By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Sitting at the edge of the former Saint Francis School campus in Manoa is a small residence and church that make up the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii at […]
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