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Bishop praises jubilarians’‘amazing work over the years’
Gift boxes contain etched glass plaques that Bishop Larry Silva distributed to those celebrating anniversaries. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Dozens of well-wishers gathered at Co-Cathedral of St....
View ArticlePope Francis, with retired Benedict, canonizes Sts. John and John Paul
A massive crowd, an estimated one million people, is seen as Pope Francis celebrates the canonization Mass for Sts. John XXIII and John Paul II in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 27. (CNS...
View ArticleThe diocese is centralizing its payroll for all church employees across the...
A new centralized payroll system is in the works for the Diocese of Honolulu. By August, the diocesan human resources office will be processing paychecks for more than 1,000 church employees in...
View ArticlePope Francis to seminarians: Don’t be princes; don’t give long, boring homilies
ADVICE TO SEMINARIANS Don’t be businessmen or princes; don’t give long, boring homilies VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis told seminarians not to become “orphan priests,” who are motherless without Mary;...
View ArticlePope Francis’ homily: A Martian walks into church and asks to be baptized …
VATICAN CITY — Christians must recognize that they do not lead or guide the church, but that the Holy Spirit does and the Holy Spirit can be unpredictable, Pope Francis said. “If, for example, an...
View ArticlePope Francis: Priests, be merciful; Catholics, ‘pester your priests’
VATICAN CITY — Always be merciful, just like Jesus, who came to forgive, not condemn, Pope Francis told new priests. “Always have in front of your eyes the example of the Good Shepherd, who didn’t come...
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150 years ago: Faithful celebrate sesquicentennial of St. Damien’s arrival
On March 19, 1864, Belgian seminarian Damiaan (Jozef) de Veuster first stepped foot in Honolulu and began a legacy of humble service in the Islands. He would be ordained a priest here two months later...
View ArticleMary Adamski: The greatest of these is charity
Expect another “ta-DAH” announcement any day from city hall about yet another solution to the homeless problem. Oops, do I mean homeless issue? Has problem become politically incorrect? I don’t expect...
View ArticleAnalysis: Most of the new clergy sex abuse lawsuits are for alleged incidents...
When the Hawaii state legislature passed a law in 2012 that removed for two years the statute of limitations in cases of sexual abuse of a minor, no one knew exactly what to expect. Would there be a...
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Congratulations Hawaii Catholic High School Classes of 2014
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View ArticleLetter by Bishop Silva to parishioners of registering to vote
Office of the Bishop Diocese of Honolulu June 7, 2014 To All Parishioners in the Diocese of Honolulu Dear Sisters and Brothers: I am writing about a very important issue for our community: voting. With...
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Bishop asks parishes to conduct voter registration drive
Hawaii Voter Registration form In an effort to help more Hawaii Catholics fulfill what the Catechism of the Catholic Church calls a “moral obligation” to vote, Bishop Larry Silva is asking local...
View ArticlePope Francis in Holy Land: Easing fears, raising hopes, posing questions
Pope Francis and Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople kiss the Stone of Unction in Jerusalem’s Church of the Holy Sepulcher May 25. The two leaders marked the 50th anniversary of the...
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Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the ordination of Ajt Baliar Singh
This is my body, given up for you This is the homily for the ordination to the priesthood of Sacred Hearts Brother Ajit Baliar Singh in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace on May 21, the 150th...
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Ordination here of Indian priest marks anniversary of Island saint’s priesthood
Newly ordained Sacred Hearts Father Ajit Baliar Singh celebrates the Liturgy of the Eucharist with Bishop Larry Silva, May 21. In front of the altar is the relic of St. Damien, who was ordained in the...
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Music of Kalaupapa discovered
An open page from the Hawaiian Catholic hymn book recently rediscovered at the Damien archives in Leuven, Belgium. (Photo © Eric Dewaersegger) Large, old handwritten book of Latin and Hawaiian hymns...
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Bishop ordains Nick Brown a deacon on path to priesthood
Bishop Larry Silva ordained seminarian Nick Brown a deacon June 7 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa bringing him one step closer to the diocesan priesthood. Brown, 48, is a Honolulu native and a...
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Photo: Present and future priests
Diocesan seminarian Nick Brown, center with Bishop Larry Silva, celebrates his ordination as a “transitional” deacon surrounded by friends and fellow seminarians at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa,...
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St. Marianne’s remains returning to Hawaii to stay
Forensic archaeologist Vincent Sava passes an object to Father Joseph Grimaldi from the Kalaupapa grave of St. Marianne during the 2005 exhumation of her remains. St. Marianne is returning to Hawaii....
View ArticlePope Francis interview: World economic system inevitably leads to war
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis said the world economic system inevitably promotes military conflict as a way to enrich the most powerful nations. He also condemned religious fundamentalism, defended the...
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