I am from Kailua. Jeff is from Honolulu. Both of us studied at Punahou School and embraced religious life after. I taught in Taiwan back in the 1980s. Jeff will complete in July his first year of teaching at Taiwan’s Fu Jen Catholic University. I came home to minister to the unmet needs in Hawaii; […]
Archives for May 2013
Obituary: Carondelet Sister Julia Marie Acain, of Maui, beloved teacher for 50 years
Sister Julia Marie Acain, a Maui girl who, with her sister Catherine, joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet 60 years ago and enjoyed a long fruitful career in education, died on April 20 in Makawao, Maui. She was 79. Sister Julia Marie was a teacher in California, on Oahu and Maui, and was […]
St. Damien churches ‘discovered’ in Midwest and Monongahela
St. Damien Parish in the town of Monongahela, Pa., was formed after the merger of two parishes – Transfiguration Church, above, and St. Anthony Church – on Aug. 15, 2011. (Photo courtesy of St. Damien Parish, Monongahela) Just in time for the May 10 feast day of St. Damien of Molokai, the Hawaii Catholic […]
VILAC and LILAC make joyful debut on Maui, Lanai
Marianist VILAC (Valley Isle Liturgy and Arts Conference) and LILAC (Lanai Island Liturgy and Arts Concert) made their successful debuts in April. The two cultural events take their inspiration from their like-sounding parent conference — Marianist BILAC (Big Island Liturgy and Arts Conference) —celebrated annually on the Chaminade/Saint Louis School Campus in Honolulu. All three […]
Viriditas: Sister Mary Jo McEnany, Benedictine Congregation of Our Lady of Monte Oliveto
Mary with Jesus, with me I love the month of May. My name is Mary, and Our Lady, the Blessed Virgin Mary, has just been a wonderful partner to walk with and to pray with along my spiritual journey. Mary brings my soul closer to Jesus. When I slip and fall, which is often, Our […]
Official Notices: May 10, 2013
Bishop’s Calendar May 10, 6:00 pm, Mass for Feast of St. Damien, Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace, downtown Honolulu. May 11, 10:00 am, Confirmation Mass, St. Joseph Parish, Waipahu; 5:30 pm, Confirmation Mass, Star of the Sea Parish, Kahala; 6:00 pm, Confirmation Mass, St. Ann Parish, Kaneohe. [Fr. Gary Secor] May 12, 8:30 am, […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Solemnity of the Ascension
Jesus lives still — in the church Acts of the Apostles 1:1-11 Ephesians 1:17-23 Luke 24:46-53 The date for celebrating the feast of the Ascension of the Lord is optional in this country. The decision is made by bishops of each province, for their province. These reflections are upon readings when the feast is celebrated on […]
The Herald is back online
The Hawaii Catholic Herald is back online. After about a year lost behind some cyberspace cloud, www.hawaiicatholicherald.com is again an existing and accessible destination. The Hawaii Catholic Herald site went down last year due to unknown factors. The new site was created fresh by Herald staffer Darlene Dela Cruz. It now has local material from […]
Christina Capecchi: Starry night: the power of prayer, wherever you are
A woman’s mind is like a teleprompter of to-dos that never stops turning. Unanswered email, unwritten thank-yous, unfolded laundry. Tupperware that needs to be washed and returned. Overdue RSVPs and expired milk. Empty gas tank, full memory card. Birthdays and deadlines, the personal and the professional knotted together beyond the point of repair. Which is […]
Clarence Ching Foundation gives $7.5 million to Saint Louis School
Posing for the check presentation, from left, school president Walter Kirimitsu and school principal Patricia Hamamoto, and from the Ching Foundation, Kenneth Okamoto, John Tsui, Raymond Tam, Peter Ng and R. Stevens Gilley. (Photo courtesy of Saint Louis School) The Clarence T.C. Ching Foundation has given Saint Louis School $7.5 million, the school’s largest […]