By Deacon Michael Weaver Special to the Herald “Clerics have a special obligation to seek holiness in their lives, because they are consecrated to God by a new title through reception of holy orders, and are stewards of the mysteries of God in the service of his people.” (Canon 276:1) The deacon community of the […]
Photo: Deacon candidates, officially
Permanent deacon candidates of the diocese’s cohort 11 pose for a group photo with Bishop Lary Silva following their Rite of Candidacy Jan. 14 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. They are, from left, Peter Gumataotao, Emilio Macalalad, Clifford B. Villareal, Robert Seng Berg, Alvin A. Sniffen, Julian Taifmai, Stephen E.K.L. Lee, John W. Pollard, Jared […]
Ten deacon aspirants set for Rite of Candidacy next month
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu is accompanying 10 men discerning the call to the permanent diaconate. Cohort 11 has completed two years of aspirancy, where the men prayerfully discerned the diaconate vocation. At monthly formation gatherings at St. Stephen Diocesan Center, they dove into theology, the spirituality and ministry […]
Bishop to ordain 8 permanent deacons in January
By Jennifer Rector Hawaii Catholic Herald A psychologist, war veterans, a baker, an electrician, a former prison warden, a truck driver. These are some of the men who make up the diocese’s 10th class of permanent deacons to be ordained next month. Eight men, collectively called Cohort 10, are closing in on five years of […]
Starting a ‘new season’
Diaconate couple of 20 years moves from the Big Island of Hawaii to the big state of Texas By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Deacon Tom and Evie Adams, who have had an adventure or two in their nearly 33 years of marriage, are off on another. On March 30, they pulled up stakes in […]
Diocese schedules inquiry weekends for prospective deacons
With the last two ordinations of the diocese’s ninth permanent diaconate class taking place Feb. 19, the Office of Deacon Formation has already scheduled inquiry sessions for class 11. What about class 10? It started its formation in 2019. The five-year training schedule of class groupings, called cohorts, overlap. The diocese has scheduled four inquiry […]
3 Hawaii island deacons ordained
Bishop Larry Silva ordained three Big Islanders, members of the Cohort Nine diocesan permanent deacon class, Jan. 30 at St. Michael Church in Kailua-Kona. Raised to the diaconate at the mid-morning Mass were Sandor Hernandez Morales of St. Michael Parish, Charles W. Mapa of St. Theresa Parish, Mountain View, and George G. Wood of Our […]
Eight men ordained to permanent diaconate
Five more neighbor islanders in the same class to receive the sacrament soon By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald For a “sold out” service, the Jan. 9 ordination Mass for four permanent deacons at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu looked half empty after one took into account all the socially distanced seating that […]
13 men to be ordained permanent deacons in January and February
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Diocese of Honolulu’s ninth class of permanent deacons, scheduled to be ordained in ceremonies in January and February, are a diverse bunch. The group of 13 include a teacher, a few engineers, military veterans, a doctor of optometry, a heavy equipment operator and a livestock operations manager. They […]
I am a Deacon: Coming out of quarantine
I AM A DEACON By Deacon Fred Carahasen Jr. Coming out of quarantine to assist at Mass has been a joyful and humbling experience for me. The last time I served at Mass and preached the homily was Feb. 16. Who would have known that it would not be until June 20 that I would […]