Hawaii Catholic Herald Eighteen men from across the state have officially begun their journey toward becoming permanent deacons in the Diocese of Honolulu. Cohort 12, which held its first weekend together Jan. 10-12 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center in Kaneohe, represents a range of locales (four islands), marital statuses (17 married, one single) and ages […]
Deacon Summer Institute a time for fellowship, review, instruction
By Val Streff Special to the Herald Hawaii’s permanent deacons and their wives attended a three-day conference Aug. 11-13 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, engaging in fellowship, reviewing the logistical duties of a deacon and listening to presentations on transgenderism. The weekend started with a deacon council meeting, led by chairman Deacon Raffy Mendoza. Newly […]
Eight deacon candidates to receive the rite of acolyte
Eight Hawaii candidates for the permanent diaconate will take another step toward ordination when Bishop Larry Silva confers on them the ministry of acolyte, Sept. 11, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center Chapel. There will be a reception after Mass. They are Michael M. Browning of St. John Apostle and Evangelist Church; David G. Bruce of […]
DEACON ANDRES ‘ANDY’ CALUNOD | 1940-2021
Deacon carried out his ministry ‘in a joyful Christ-like manner’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Nothing is more fulfilling, in body and spirit, when you know why you were born,” said Andres “Andy” Calunod before he was ordained a deacon 14 years ago, choosing to serve the sick, dying and hurt as his primary […]
With deacon’s retirement, an era ends for the Diocese of Honolulu
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Richard Port first learned of the permanent diaconate in the early 1960s in Ghana, West Africa, where he and his wife Ann (Antonette) were teaching secondary school in President John F. Kennedy’s newly established Peace Corps. There, on Sundays, the corps’ first married couple would hitchhike 25 miles to […]