Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Secular Franciscans: Messengers of perfect joy and hope

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Position statement NATIONAL FRATERNITY OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER By Liz Ishimitsu, ofs Special to the Herald As the regional minister of Ohana O Ke Anuenue of the Secular Franciscan Order which covers fraternities on Oahu, Kauai, Maui and the Big Island, I attended the annual chapter for the Secular Franciscan Order for the United […]

Photo: Appreciating priests

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Bishop Larry Silva, seated center, and nearly 40 priests, enjoyed the annual Serra Club of Honolulu’s priest appreciation dinner Oct. 10 at the Hale Koa Hotel. Joining him at his table are Serra Club member Fred Hagen, left, and Father Ernesto Juarez. Standing, from left, are Father Joseph Diaz, Father Exsequel Tuyor and Father Roel […]

School trains for security threats and emergencies

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The faculty and staff of St. John Vianney School in Kailua were privileged to attend an all-day emergency response training Oct. 29 provided by Blue Line Solutions, an organization comprised of an elite team of experts from local law enforcement units that prepares schools and other organizations for a variety of security threats and emergencies. […]

Putting your houses in order

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In the last decade, Marlene De Costa has overhauled the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald On the whiteboard in Marlene De Costa’s office are two handwritten, faded slogans she’s kept up as a reminder of her mission as the Diocese of Honolulu’s real estate director: “Specialize in the impossible” […]

The profession of a local Carmelite caps off a year that revitalized the monastery

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Final vows By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald On Oct. 15, Logan Yempuku’s grandma made her permanent vows as a cloistered Carmelite sister. The times are changing at Hawaii’s Carmel of the Holy Trinity monastery. At a morning Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva in the sunlit former seminary chapel at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, […]

Bishop’s new task force to stoke an evangelizing spirit

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Evangelization has been a consistent priority for Bishop Larry Silva. Now he’s set up an official group to help prepare Hawaii Catholics to go out and be “fishers of men.” Leading the Diocese of Honolulu’s Evangelization Task Force is Dominic Olaso, faith formation director at Our Lady of Good […]

St. Damien, imitating Jesus, ‘crossed barriers,’ Bishop Silva said

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10TH ANNIVERSARY OF CANONIZATION By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva began his homily for the evening Mass Oct. 11 marking the 10th anniversary of St. Damien’s canonization by describing an outhouse. The structure near the Siloama Protestant Church at the Kalaupapa settlement for leprosy patients had facilities for two — not “men” […]

New diocesan task force will regulate Catholic cemeteries, columbariums

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu has put together a new task force that’s looking at centralizing Catholic cemeteries and the potential to create parish columbariums. The task force came together in June and will meet monthly for the next year. Father Anthony Rapozo, pastor of St. Catherine Parish on Kauai, […]

Forever young: Blessed Sacrament Parish is grateful for the inspiration and enduring enthusiasm and service of its nonagenarian parishioners

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Blessed Sacrament Parish in Pauoa Valley is forever grateful for the inspiration and enduring energy, enthusiasm and service of its nonagenarian parishioners, Jean Muragin and Richard Young By Elizabeth Lum Special to the Herald Jean Muragin Jean Kuulei McCarl Muragin is a gem of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Pauoa Valley because of her gratitude to […]