Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered July 27 during vespers on the eve of Bishop Michael Thomas Tupou Castori, SJ’s ordination and installation as the sixth bishop of Honolulu at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. Father Michael, tomorrow you will receive a ring, and when he presents it to you, […]
Signs and symbols: Bishop Castori’s crosier holds ‘layers of meaning’
By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald The insignia of a Roman Catholic bishop are the same throughout the world — they each have a miter (ceremonial cap or headdress), crosier (pastoral staff), pectoral cross and episcopal ring in addition to their signature amaranth-red zucchetto, or skullcap. For Bishop Michael T.T. Castori, SJ, of all those […]