Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Bishop Silva celebrates All Souls Mass on Maui for Lahaina fire victims

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Bishop Larry Silva celebrated a solemn All Souls Day Mass Nov. 2 at Sacred Hearts Church in Kapalua, with wildfire survivors and parishioners of Lahaina’s historic Maria Lanakila Church. “We have come today to lament with you, to mourn with you, and to grieve with you,” Bishop Silva said in his homily, standing next to […]

Comforting those who mourn

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Parish bereavement ministries bring practical and long-term help for those disabled by grief By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald When a loved one dies there are questions you are forced to face even if you may not be in the right mind to answer them. Where is your loved one going to be buried? Will […]

East Hawaii celebrates ‘Eucharist: center of our faith, our families’

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By Gwendolyn DeCoito and Chrislyn Villena Special to the Herald East Hawaii Vicariate stewardship leaders welcomed their communities to the annual East Hawaii Stewardship Day at St. Joseph School gym in Hilo, Saturday, Sept. 30. Through God’s grace and blessings, more than 230 people attended. The theme, “Eucharist: Center of Our Faith, Center of Our […]

At long last, nation’s Filipino priests gather for convention in NJ

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By Father Loreto “Bong” Rojas Jr. Special to the Herald Nearly 400 Filipino priests ministering in the United States gathered in New Jersey Oct. 24-27, including 20 from the Diocese of Honolulu. Bishop Larry Silva was also in attendance. All are members of the National Association of Filipino Priests (NAFP). The gathering was six years […]

Retired Chaminade professor attends historic synod’s opening Taize vigil

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jon James is a retired Chaminade University English professor, the founder of an orphanage in India, and a perennially disappointed fan of the University of Notre Dame’s football team. He is also the biggest promoter in Hawaii of the spirituality of Taize, the international ecumenical religious community based in […]

Chaminade recipient of $750,000 grant for higher education prison program

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Chaminade University of Honolulu will receive a three-year $750,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its Higher Education in Prison (HEP) program, which offers degrees in the humanities and liberal arts to those who are incarcerated, enabling them to leave prison with new identities, perspectives and goals to help them thrive in […]

Blankets of love

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A small group of Maui quilters turn a home craft into a warm-hearted ministry touching many By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald Square black-and-white fabric patches printed with the logo of NFL Raiders football team are arranged diagonally beside squares of blue, orange and other colors. Together they fashion a personal quilt, a special blanket […]

140th anniversary of the arrival of Mother Marianne Cope

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140th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF MOTHER MARIANNE AND THE SISTERS OF ST. FRANCIS 1883-2023 COME AND CELEBRATE ALL ARE INVITED BISHOP LARRY SILVA WILL CELEBRATE MASS CATHEDRAL BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF PEACE NOVEMBER 8, 2023 | 6 p.m. A mini reenactment of the arrival will precede the Mass Refreshments and fellowship follow Answers […]

Publication ranks Chaminade No. 10 best value in the west

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  Chaminade University of Honolulu is No. 10 for best value among regional universities in the West according to 2024’s rankings eof the U.S. News & World Report released Sept. 18. The publication also recognized Chaminade as No. 29 in social mobility for graduates and No. 30 as best in the western region. Chaminade’s nursing […]