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Bishop names James Walsh as director of pastoral planning
James Walsh Bishop Larry Silva has hired a retired HMSA vice president and an active member of several local Catholic boards as the diocese’s new Director of Pastoral Planning. James Walsh, a graduate...
View ArticleKathleen T. Choi: Once upon a Protestant
I’ve often written about why I treasure Catholicism. Today I thought I’d praise the things I believe our Protestant brethren do especially well. Biblical knowledge. Fundamentalists and evangelicals, in...
View ArticleAt 80 years, Aiea couple honored for being longest married
Posing with Angelino Ronquilio, third from left, and Eva Ronquilio, seated, in St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea, Feb. 9, are from left, Sandra Ronquilio, son Ben Ronquilio, daughter Eva Davidson, son...
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Bishop to educators: learn from the past, plant seeds for the future
Catholic educators hold hands praying the Our Father at the educator’s conference, Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) Bishop Larry Silva urged the hundreds...
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Opting out of marriage: Why has the number of church weddings dropped 60...
A Catholic wedding paints a beautiful picture of God’s grace, joining a man and a woman for a lifetime of faithful commitment, an image of the Lord’s unbreakable bond with his bride, the church. Recent...
View ArticleThe elect: Hawaii’s 2014 catechumens
West Honolulu Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace Chelsi Lynn Valdez Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa Gariss Y. Pereira Donovan Keola Wong Blessed Sacrament, Pauoa (no catechumens) Holy Family Sophia Andreas...
View ArticleIsland parishes to baptize more than 200 this Easter Vigil
Hawaii parishes have reported the names of 204 catechumens to be baptized at Easter Vigil ceremonies April 19 across the diocese. The actual number may be slightly more because eight parishes had not...
View ArticleNo meat, no worries: Fare to share for your Fridays in Lent
A pinch of persistence and a dash of culinary cleverness are all it takes to create marvelous meatless meals during Lent. Diocesan staff proved just that at the annual Hawaii Catholic Herald Lenten...
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Catholic Charities president says faith requires good works
Father Larry Snyner “Why does Catholic Charities do what it does? Well, we don’t have a choice.” That was the bottom line for Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA, in the opening...
View ArticlePanel: pope’s message validates Catholic Charities’ mission
The Catholic Charities panel on the message of Pope Francis, from left, Father Larry Snyder, Archbishop Anthony Apuron, Kathy Brown and Jerry Rauckhorst. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes) A high-ranking...
View ArticlePope Francis, with Benedict present, creates new cardinals
VATICAN CITY — On a feast day commemorating the authority Jesus gave to St. Peter and his successors — the popes — Pope Francis created 19 new cardinals in the presence of retired Pope Benedict XVI. To...
View ArticleFather Joseph Grimaldi, diocesan priest: That which inspires
When I see people at Mass so intense in their faith and devotions, I get inspired. Although very often they thank me and so on for being with them, I see it that we are here to help each other. For me...
View ArticleEvangelization takes the stage: Diocese’s new drama group will tell the story...
The cast of “The Passion of Christ” rehearse a scene from the play, March 2 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The life and death of Jesus take center stage this month as...
View ArticleNotable & quotable: ‘Who am I to judge,” and other memorable sound bites from...
VATICAN CITY In his formal documents, many speeches and unscripted morning homilies the past year, Pope Francis has given the church a bounty of memorable sound bites. Here’s a look at what could be...
View ArticleThe Francis style: A plain cassock, a simple apartment, a cheap car, phone...
Pope Francis steps into his Ford Focus car as he leaves a meeting with Italy’s President Giorgio Napolitano at the Quirinal presidential palace in Rome Nov. 14. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) VATICAN CITY...
View ArticleEverything he does is evangelization: Hawaii observers find the Holy Father’s...
It may be too early to measure a “Pope Francis effect” in the Islands tangibly in numbers of new churchgoers or priestly vocations, but some local Catholics said the pontiff in his first year has...
View ArticleThe Francis effect: Catholics love the pope, but for the lapsed, not enough...
Pope Francis prays during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Feb. 26. (CNS photo/Tony Gentile, Reuters) WASHINGTON Pope Francis’ popularity began immediately after his March...
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Obituary: Edward Vargas | 1948-2014
Deacon for 13 years, port chaplain, served at St. Jude, Kapolei Deacon and diocesan port chaplain Edward Vargas, who served at St. Jude Parish in Kapolei, died March 16 at Kaiser Medical Center in...
View ArticleManaolana | Lenten apps: It’s Friday. Drop the cheeseburger!
Social media, smartphones give young people a new look at Lent WASHINGTON — This is not your parents’ Lent. That’s pretty clear when smartphone alarms — sounding like police whistles — ring at...
View ArticleKathleen T. Choi: Is being rich a sin?
We hear a lot lately about “income inequality.” The implication is that the rich are forcing everyone else to live in poverty. Several Bible passages appear to support an anti-wealth bias. A closer...
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