Kalaupapa resident the last living patient-member of Siloama Church By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald The death of Nancy Chang Talino earlier this year at the age of 93 not only draped a veil of sadness over her family and many friends, it marked a solemn juncture for the Protestant churches of Kalaupapa. “Nancy […]
Hawaii Catholic Schools chart 2019
Here is the annual informational chart for Hawaii Catholic Schools 2019-2020. Click chart for pdf version
Back to school 2019
St. John Vianney pastor Father Peter Miti blesses second-grader Emily Brooks during Communion at the parish school’s first Mass of the 2019-2020 academic year on Aug. 2. (HCH photos | Anna Weaver)
Sister Rita Kane, Maryknoll Sisters: From teacher to probation officer, helping Hawaii’s children
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My first missionary assignment in Hawaii took me to the island of Oahu where I became a teacher at St. Anthony School in Kalihi. Following that ministry, I was assigned to the Maui Children’s Home on the island of Maui. In my […]
CARMELITE SISTER MARY VERONICA OF JESUS | 1928-2019
Maui plantation-born nun lived the contemplative life for 64 years By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Mary Veronica of Jesus, a Carmelite nun, the daughter of Okinawan immigrants to Hawaii, died on July 6 at Carmel of St. Teresa, a Carmelite monastery in Alhambra, California. She was 91, and in religious life for 64 […]
In case of an emergency …
Holy Trinity Parish crafts safety plan for worse-case scenarios By Charlotte and Bob White Special to the Herald “Even with ‘God … keeping careful watch over us’ (Peter 1:5), we are not absolved from the obligation to take proper care of ourselves especially with today’s uncertainties. Our ‘Safety Management/Evacuation Plan’ is an attempt to provide […]
‘So many funerals’
El Paso priest consoles grieving families in the wake of the Texas massacre that left 22 dead By Mark Pattison Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Father Fabian Marquez was the right priest at a very wrong time. He was among several priests in El Paso, Texas, summoned to help out where they could in the […]
Photo: Happy 70th
Bishop Larry Silva blows out the single candle on his platter of birthday cupcakes at a surprise party thrown by diocesan staff Aug. 13 at the downtown chancery building. Hawaii’s fifth diocesan bishop turned 70 on Aug. 6. (HCH photo | Shaina Caporoz)
Talk story: The bishops speak out
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “We ask our leaders and all Americans to work to unite us as a great, diverse, and welcoming people.” (U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, August 2019) In August, three serious crises devastated American families, spurring the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) to raise its collective voice about upholding the dignity […]
Anti-nuke activists tell court Catholic faith motivated their protests
By Dennis Sadowski Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Seven defendants charged with a series of offenses for illegally entering a naval submarine base in Georgia to call for nuclear disarmament told a federal judge that their actions were motivated by their Catholic faith and not by their political beliefs. The testimony Aug. 7 from the […]
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