Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong displays a poster she created celebrating consecrated life in Hawaii. The poster is part of the material being distributed to parishes and schools. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) “What does ‘consecrated’ mean?” Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong asked the assembly of students at St. Anthony School in Kailua, […]
India-based missionary order officially established in diocese
Hawaii’s Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians at their convent in Waimalu, from left, Sister Marykutty Kottuppallil, Sister Meristella Umdor and Sister Ruth Zonunthari. (HCH photo | Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP) The Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, an India-based congregation that has served in Hawaii since 2008, have established themselves […]
Relatives, friends gather to bid Carmelites a fond, final aloha
The bodies of the two Carmelite sisters lay in peace on beds of pink and white roses in the small monastery alcove on Oct. 27 as more than 100 people crowded in the adjoining public chapel and lanai for their funeral. Bishop Larry Silva celebrated the morning Mass for the repose of the souls of […]
Ordinations in January make room for new deacon class
The diocese’s deacon-making process is an overlapping one, with two staggered classes each with its own five-year curriculum. The ordinations of the older class this January will conclude its formation as the other class proceeds into its second year of preparation for ordination in 2018. The completion of the first class will make room for […]
‘Where saints have walked’: Mass of Thanksgiving celebrates the cathedral’s new basilica status
Bishop Larry Silva celebrates the Oct. 11 thanksgiving Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Behind him are the bell and umbrella, traditional symbols of a basilica, crafted especially for the downtown Honolulu church. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) “Have you ever looked at the ceiling of this magnificent cathedral,” […]
After a steep 8-year slide, school enrollment goes up
St. Anthony School students gather at the Kalihi parish church Sept. 5 for Friday morning Mass. Students dressed in aloha attire and brought canned good donations from each grade level to the altar during the liturgy. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Good news on the Hawaii Catholic school front: for the first […]
Seeking a job with the diocese? New system simplifies things
If you are a layperson who wants to work for the church, the diocese has just simplified things for you. Whether you’re seeking employment as a school principal or a parish secretary, there is now one place to go online were you can see what jobs are available statewide, fill out an application, send in […]
Bishop assures Pahoa of prayers amid natural disaster ‘challenges’
Bishop Larry Silva sent a letter Sept. 5 to the administrator and parishioners of a parish in the Puna District of the Big Island assuring them of his prayers as they continue to recover from a recent tropical storm and as some in their community face a potentially damaging lava flow. “I am aware of […]
School superintendent in favor of public funding of private preschools
The superintendent of Hawaii’s Catholic schools and the executive director of the Hawaii Catholic Conference have come out in favor of a ballot measure in the Nov. 4 Hawaii general election that would amend Article X, Section 1 of the Hawaii State Constitution to permit the appropriation of public funds for private early childhood education […]
Bishop to educators: Foster heroism in imitation of Jesus
Oahu Catholic school educators pray during the Holy Spirit Mass, the liturgy for the opening of the school year, at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe, Aug. 14. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Bishop Larry Silva told Oahu Catholic school teachers Aug. 14 at the Mass of the Holy Spirit at St. Ann Church […]
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