Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

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

by

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 — […]

Pray for vocations

by

Diocesan vocations director Father Rheo Ofalsa shared a reflection for the World Day of Prayer for Vocations on May 7: When we speak about vocation, we can’t ignore the aspect of mission. On this theme of mission and vocation, I can’t help but recall the recent Disney movie, “Moana.” Deep vocational themes are imbued throughout […]

National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 6-12

by

For National Vocation Awareness Week, Nov. 6-12, the Hawaii Catholic Herald posed three questions to Father Rheo C. Ofalsa, diocesan director of vocations. What is a priest? In short, a (Catholic diocesan) priest is a man who, in union with his bishop, celebrates the sacraments that were instituted by Jesus Christ himself while he walked […]

On ‘being chosen’

by

The diocese’s new director of vocations reflects on his new job, his own call and the hunger for priests in Hawaii By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Bishop Larry Silva on July 1 assigned Father Rheo Ofalsa as the new diocesan director of vocations. Father Ofalsa will oversee the recruitment of new candidates for the […]

Year of Consecrated life: December 2014

by

Year of Consecrated life Nov. 30, 2014 – Feb. 2, 2016 December 2014 Resources and teaching aids Video Views “Discerning God’s Call: Pray. Listen. Act. Repeat.” (http://bcove.me/i8c8r9w6) “Three Shepherds of Fatima” (DVD) Good Reads For the young at heart: “The Story of St. John Paul II: A Boy Who Became Pope” / Fabiola Garza “Martyred: […]