Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

‘Day of great joy’

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Bishop Silva ordains two island priests in a big, joyful, colorful family liturgy By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The twin ordinations of Romple Emwalu and Vincent Ahn Vu to priesthood by Bishop Larry Silva was a big, joyful, family event that packed the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Friday evening May 17 with color, song, […]

With the arrival of 2 sisters from the Philippines, the house is full again

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Once on the verge of closing, Hawaii’s only Carmelite monastery now has the numbers to be resurrected anew By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The Philippines came through once again for the Catholic Church in Hawaii. The source for nearly half the priests in island parishes, the mostly Catholic Asian nation has […]

Phase two: Second group of parishes will move to the ‘proper order’

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s Big Pentecost II. This Pentecost weekend, June 8-9, the second of three groups of Hawaii parishes will make the transition to giving the sacraments of initiation in their “proper order” — baptism, confirmation, holy Eucharist — by confirming children and youth in the second grade and older. Twenty […]

New vocations director is parish priest ‘on loan’ from the Philippines

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Father Joseph Diaz has served in Hawaii parishes since 2006 By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When the Diocese of Honolulu announced that its next vocations director was one of the three parish priests at St. Anthony Parish in Kailua, the joke became that the low-on-priests diocese had wised up to that well-stocked parish — […]

Secular Franciscan order elects regional officers

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Hawaii’s Secular Franciscan Order elected its regional council officers May 18 at Holy Trinity Church in Kuliouou under the direction of the National Executive Council councilor Josh Molidor and witnessed by the Hawaii region spiritual assistant Capuchin Franciscan Father Mike Dalton. Here are the new officers for the Ohana O Ke Anuenue Region: minister, Liz […]

Kalaupapa: How to get there today

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By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald You may know about St. Damien and St. Marianne. And you may know about Kalaupapa and its Hansen’s disease settlement where they dedicated their lives to serving those forcibly sent into isolation because of their disease. But do you know how to get to this holy and historic place? […]

160 years of charity: The Catholic Women’s Guild, caring for Hawaii’s poor since the monarchy, is disbanding

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Catholic Women’s Guild Hawaii, the Islands’ oldest Catholic charitable organization, has convened its last meeting. Fewer than 15 attended on Feb. 28 — not enough for a quorum — bleakly illustrating the main reason for the group’s demise. An organization that used to make headlines on the society […]