Very early feedback regarding the diocese’s in-Mass voter registration effort two weeks ago showed mixed and incomplete results. Some parishes reported registering dozens of potential voters, while a few parishes did not participate. Bishop Larry Silva had asked Hawaii parishes to register new voters during the Masses over the June 21-22 weekend in an effort […]
St. Marianne’s remains returning to Hawaii to stay
St. Marianne is returning to Hawaii. The bones of the renowned Franciscan missionary, unearthed from her Kalaupapa resting place in 2005 and sent to her shrine in Syracuse, N.Y., in preparation for her beatification that year, will come back to the Islands next month to reside permanently in Honolulu’s Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. […]
Music of Kalaupapa discovered
An open page from the Hawaiian Catholic hymn book recently rediscovered at the Damien archives in Leuven, Belgium. (Photo © Eric Dewaersegger) Large, old handwritten book of Latin and Hawaiian hymns found among Damien artifacts A large, old handwritten book of Latin and Hawaiian hymns, bound in woven lauhala, was discovered recently in an old […]
‘Good job, Gene’: St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s jack-of-all-trades ‘graduating’ after 34 years
Gene Pollock on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center’s Castle building, June 10. (HCH photo by Darlene Dela Cruz) Tall, tanned and fit at 74 years old, wearing a T-shirt, walking shorts, athletic shoes and a broad-rimmed canvas hat, Gene Pollock was up for a tour of St. Stephen Diocesan Center, his domain […]
Eight parishes will receive new pastors or administrators July 1
Eight Hawaii parishes will receive new pastors or administrators on July 1, the date when most new routine clergy assignments are made in the Diocese of Honolulu. July 1 will also be the retirement date for three longtime diocesan parish priests. Bishop Larry Silva announced a total of 20 new priest parish assignments since the […]
Bishop asks parishes to conduct voter registration drive
In an effort to help more Hawaii Catholics fulfill what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls a “moral obligation” to vote, Bishop Larry Silva is asking local parishes to conduct voter registration drives during Masses over the June 21-22 weekend. Voter registration forms will be passed out in the pews and Mass-goers who are […]
Analysis: Most of the new clergy sex abuse lawsuits are for alleged incidents 40, 50, 60 years old
When the Hawaii state legislature passed a law in 2012 that removed for two years the statute of limitations in cases of sexual abuse of a minor, no one knew exactly what to expect. Would there be a flood of lawsuits? A barrage of accusations? The law did not expressly target the Catholic Church, but […]
Rite of acolyte last major step before ordination for 13 deacon candidates
The deacon class on April 13 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center after receiving academic certificates of completion from Chaminade University. Also in the photo are members of the deacon formation team and Chaminade professors. (Photo courtesy of Office for Deacon Formation) Thirteen men studying for the permanent diaconate will receive the rite of acolyte, […]
Ordination in cathedral to mark 150th anniversary of St. Damien’s ordination
Bishop Larry Silva will ordain a member of St. Damien’s religious order to the priesthood on the 150th anniversary of the saint’s own ordination, in the same spot the Belgian missionary was ordained. The bishop will ordain Sacred Hearts brother Ajit Baliar Singh during a 6 p.m. Mass May 21 in the Cathedral of Our […]
Cathedral first isle Catholic school to adopt ‘project-based’ learning
Cathedral Catholic Academy will change its method of teaching in the next school year to “project-based learning,” an innovative approach to education which the school describes as “student-centered,” “hands on,” “experiential” and “beyond traditional textbooks and worksheets.” Located on Nuuanu Avenue, the kindergarten through eighth grade parish school for the Cathedral of Our Lady of […]
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