NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 26, 1966 Three Sisters of the Marist Missionary Sisters community arrived this week to lay the groundwork for the new Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ewa Beach. Meeting the sisters upon their arrival were Father Bernard Eikmeier, pastor of Ewa Beach, and Sister Mary […]
Archives for August 2016
Tuition balancing act
A Catholic school education may be priceless, the superintendent says, but not always affordable By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald The benefits of a Catholic education are priceless, says the head of Hawaii Catholic Schools, but in these tough economic times, keeping costs and tuition down continues to be a major concern for […]
St. Catherine, Kauai, opens high school
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii has a brand new Catholic high school, a huge step for its three pioneering students. Using the service of an internet-based “virtual” Catholic high school in Florida, St. Catherine School on Kauai has extended its grade level from eight to 12, joining the state’s seven other Catholic high […]
Don’t tuck life away, take risks, pope tells young people
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service KRAKOW, Poland — Take risks and do not let life’s obstacles get in the way of encountering the true joy and life that Jesus can give, Pope Francis told more than 1 million young people. “Don’t be afraid to say ‘yes’ to him with all your heart, to […]
Slain French priest was attack on ‘all of us,’ imam said
By Carol Zimmermann Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Father Jacques Hamel’s gruesome murder in northern France July 26 — by men claiming allegiance to the Islamic State — prompted sorrow and outrage from Muslim leaders around the world. “This attack in a place of worship and on innocent worshippers in particular demonstrates that there are […]
It’s not right to equate Islam with violence, Francis says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service ABOARD THE PAPAL FLIGHT FROM KRAKOW, Poland — An economy that focuses on the God of money, not human beings, is the foundation of terrorism, Pope Francis said. Speaking to journalists aboard his return flight from Krakow, Poland, July 31, the pope also stressed that violence exists in […]
Catholic school transitions
Every new school year opens with a number of administrators moving on or coming on board
Mary Adamski: The Body of Christ. Amen.
VIEW FROM THE PEW Mostly we Catholics aren’t arena-event kind of Christians. We cherish the comfort of our own parish, a cozy gathering where we gravitate to the same side of the church and talk to the usual cluster of familiar faces. Way too many seats are empty because many alleged Catholics won’t spare an […]
John Garvey: Politics and the court
INTELLECT AND VIRTUE Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg caused quite a stir this month by saying what was on her mind about Donald Trump to the New York Times. “I can’t imagine what the country would be — with Donald Trump as our president,” she said. If her husband were alive, she continued, he […]
Enrollment: half the schools are up, half are down
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald About as many Hawaii Catholic preschools and elementary and secondary schools increased enrollment as decreased enrollment between 2014 and 2015, according to figures from the Hawaii Catholic Schools office. The overall numbers showed a net loss of 92 students for all 10 preschools and 25 elementary and secondary schools. […]
