Bishop Larry Silva blesses the public officials gathered at the annual Red Mass, Jan. 14, in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Homelessness and the lack of affordable housing are not insurmountable problems if the groups fighting them find creative ways to work together, said the homilist […]
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Kupuna care: From cleaning to companionship, two Catholic volunteer programs tend to the needs of Oahu’s elderly
Eighty-one-year-old Florence sits at her dining room table, smiling brightly as she welcomes guests into her Wahiawa apartment. Her place is warm and welcoming, with the spirit of the sharp Puerto Rican grandmother radiating through every nook, cranny, tabletop flower, Spanish book, music CD and family photo in the room. She lives alone in this […]
Red Mass: ‘Negativity’ hampers efforts to solve Hawaii’s problems
Red Mass speaker: Eva Andrade By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Many pressing issues challenge our state,” Eva Andrade told Hawaii lawmakers and other public servants at the Red Mass celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva Jan. 16 at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, however an unrelenting climate of “negativity” is smothering efforts […]
Red Mass talk: Navigating politics with positivity and purpose
By Eva Andrade Special to the Herald Here is the prepared text of the talk given at the Red Mass of the Diocese of Honolulu, Jan. 16, at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. Andrade is the director of the Hawaii Catholic Conference and president of Hawaii Family Forum. Aloha to […]
Talk story: November: month of the poor
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Let us care for the poor, in whom we find Jesus, who became poor for our sake (cf. 2 Cor 8:9). He identifies with the poor.” (Pope Francis’ homily on the World Day of the Poor, Nov. 13, 2022) In 2017, Pope Francis decreed that the Catholic Church worldwide would set […]
Talk story: Ensuring no one is left behind
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “The truth however is that we are all in the same boat and called to work together so that there will be no more walls that separate us, no longer others, but only a single ‘we’, encompassing all of humanity.” (Pope Francis, Message for 2021 World Day of Migrants and Refugees) […]
Housing is healthcare
HOPE Services director invites lawmakers to join her in standing up for the homeless By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The talk was one of confidence and hope, delivered to a congregation considerably thinned by social distancing. It was also an invitation. “I need your help in showing compassion for the vulnerable, to advocating for […]
A meal, a message, a prayer
East Hawaii Island parishes extend Christmas greetings to HOPE Services Hawaii shelter guests By Gwen DeCoito Special to the Herald This Christmas, East Hawaii Island parishes delivered 120 hot lunches “to go” to six homeless shelters managed by HOPE Services Hawaii in Pahoa and Hilo. By noon on Christmas Day, each shelter guest had received […]
A decade inspiring hope
Diocese-affiliated Big Island nonprofit marks 10 years fighting homelessness By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald To see the impact of HOPE Services Hawaii, you can count the number of micro-housing units it helped set up and now operates across Hawaii island. You can also browse the long list of programs it runs and the partner […]
Talk story: Brothers and sisters all
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “No one can face life in isolation … Let us dream, then, as a single human family, each of us with his or her own voice, brothers and sisters all.” (Pope Francis’ encyclical “Fratelli Tutti,” October 2020) Talking story online has become part of a social routine as we strive to […]