Pope goes back to school, meets students, community in Harlem
Pope Francis arrives at Our Lady Queen of Angels School in the East Harlem area of New York, Sept. 25. (CNS photo/Eric Thayer, pool) NEW YORK — Pope Francis encouraged an audience of Catholic school...
View ArticleSaint Louis to add grades K-5 in 2016
Hawaii’s oldest Catholic school is stepping back into the future. Next year, Saint Louis School will celebrate its 170th anniversary by adding grades kindergarten through five. It currently enrolls...
View ArticleTalk story | Office for Social Ministry: We are family
“We all have the duty to do good.” (Pope Francis) Two weeks ago, these words, with the waving, smiling image of Pope Francis, were on banners flying from street lamps all over Philadelphia. This...
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Bishop Larry Silva | Reflections on the Visit of Pope Francis: Excitement was...
What a great blessing it was to be able to participate in the visit of Pope Francis to the United States of America! I had the privilege of joining a small group from Hawaii, then a large group of U.S....
View ArticlePope Francis shows Americans who he is
Pope Francis looks out at the Statue of Liberty while flying over New York Harbor on his way from New York to Philadelphia Sept. 26. (CNS photo/L’Osservatore Romano via Reuters) PHILADELPHIA — Pope...
View ArticlePope says synod is not parliament, but place to listen to the Holy Spirit
Pope Francis and members of the Synod of Bishops on the family concelebrate the opening Mass of the synod in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Oct. 4. (CNS/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY — The world...
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Our Philadelphia pilgrimage: A whirlwind adventure. A journey of faith
Bishop Larry Silva and Island pilgrims join a group of travelers from the Archdiocese of Chicago Sept. 22 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the first day of the World Meeting of Families (HCH...
View ArticleMary Adamski: The song of the rich young man
The whole congregation swayed and lip-synched as the choir sang “Kanaka Wai Wai” at the Oct. 11 Sunday Mass at my parish. One of the most mellow, lovely Hawaiian hymns; even those not fluent know the...
View ArticleBishop reconfirms liturgical norms regarding ‘sacred gestures’
Hula was incorporated in the Mass for the enshrinement of St. Marianne Cope’s remains at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace last year. (HCH file photo) Bishop Larry Silva issued on July 20 a...
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New guidelines for lectors offer liturgical principles, practical advice
Donata Aglia serves as a lector at the ordination Mass of her husband, Deacon Joseph Aglia, Jan. 24 at St. Joseph Church in Hilo. (HCH file photo) Speak clearly, with reverence. Understand what you are...
View ArticlePope calls for ‘synodal’ church that listens, learns, shares mission
Pope Francis speaks at an event marking the 50th anniversary of the Synod of Bishops in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Oct. 17. The pope outlined his vision for how the entire church must be “synodal”...
View ArticlePeaceful activists: One diocesan office is the hub of efforts to protect life...
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ poster for Respect Life month 2015 When the Hawaii Catholic Herald caught up with Deacon Walter Yoshimitsu and Paulette Vernay of the diocesan Respect Life...
View ArticlePraying for peace in Jerusalem: Caught in the middle, Christians fear the...
An Israeli border police officer stands near Catholic tourists from Indonesia as they carry a cross Oct. 18 on the Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem’s Old City, near a site of several recent stabbings. (CNS...
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Photo: Papal blessing
Papal blessing Bishop Larry Silva blesses a painting of Pope Francis in the downtown Honolulu chancery lobby, Oct. 27. The oil painting was done by local artist J.G. De Silva, a Catholic, who said she...
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Synod had difficult moments, pope says
Synod had difficult moments as it tried to proclaim truth, pope says Pope Francis waves as he leaves a session of the Synod of Bishops on the family at the Vatican Oct. 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) By...
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Viriditas | Father Clyde Phillips, Maryknoll Fathers
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Privilege and sadness: life of a missionary Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I remember when Maryknoll Father John Joyce used to give us our...
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Miracles, Francis-style
By Gabriella Munoz Special to the Herald Growing up, my parents used to tell me stories from their trips to the World Youth Days in Denver and Manila. One of the stories that stuck with me was when mom...
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Pope blesses St. Marianne statue in D.C.
Pope Francis places his hand on a bronze sculpture of St. Marianne Cope embracing an orphaned Kalaupapa girl made by Maui artist Dale Zarrella and given to the pontiff Sept. 23 in the apostolic...
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It’s all about love
Ed and Betty Coda, the diocese’s primary “ministers” of Natural Family Planning, at their Honolulu office Oct. 26. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Family planning the natural way helps couples...
View ArticleBishop’s Circle campaign has larger goal this year
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The bishop is asking you to join his circle. The Bishop’s Circle appeal, the diocesan fundraising campaign that seeks primarily larger donations to fund certain...
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