ST. FRANCIS, MANOA Casey Asato Head of School For the first time in its history, St. Francis School will have a male leader. Casey Asato, a Damien Memorial School graduate and the current director of curriculum at Seabury Hall on Maui, will take over. Before Asato, all previous St. Francis heads of school were members […]
Archives for August 2018
Cathedral to mark 175th with Mass in renovated sanctuary
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The diocese will celebrate the 175th anniversary of the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace with the blessing of the church’s renovated sanctuary at a 6 p.m. Mass, Aug. 16, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. The actual anniversary is a day earlier, Aug. 15. The church was dedicated […]
Damien grad ‘ecstatic’ about call to priesthood, Air Force chaplaincy
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald A 2007 Damien Memorial School graduate with less than a year until his ordination to the priesthood has aspirations to become an Air Force chaplain. Chris Yakkel was ordained a transitional deacon for the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio on May 4. Presiding at the ordination was Columbus’ Bishop […]
Hawaii’s first recorded baptism
The islands’ earliest convert to Christianity became a Catholic 199 years ago this month By Father Louis Yim Special to the Herald In the year 1819, before the arrival of Protestant and, later, Catholic missionaries to our island kingdom, a high ranking alii, on his own accord, made the bold decision to become a Christian. […]
Death penalty ‘inadmissible’
Pope Francis prays in the crypt of the Basilica of St. Nicholas during a meeting with the heads of Christian churches in the Middle East in Bari, Italy, July 7. The pope has ordered a revision to the catechism to state that the death penalty is inadmissible and he committed the church to its abolition. […]
Back to School Chart 2018
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Decade saw a 20 percent drop in enrollment, school closures
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The last decade has not been a good one for Hawaii Catholic school enrollment. According to figures from the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, the number of students in preschool through grade 12 has dropped 2,279 since 2008. That’s a more than 20 percent decrease, an average of 228 students […]
Komohale
Father (later Bishop) Louis Maigret’s Aug. 15, 1843, journal entry recording the day of the dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace was certainly succinct. It starts with a single word, “Komohale,” Hawaiian for “housewarming,” or “coming into a new house.” The image above is from Bishop Maigret’s journal from the Sacred Hearts […]
Beignets and blessings
REPORT | 2018 NATIONAL DIACONATE CONGRESS, JULY 22-26, NEW ORLEANS Gathering of deacons celebrates and challenges the ministry on the 50th anniversary of its restoration By Deacon Michael Weaver Special to the Herald “You are the leaders of the New Evangelization, standing at the nexus of the church and the world. You are pioneers of […]
Father Norlito Concepcion, Augustinians: Whatever God wills
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My Augustinian confreres of the past are a great source of inspiration to me. In particular, it was the famous navigator and cosmographer Fray Andrés de Urdaneta who discovered the trade route from the west to the east across the Pacific. This […]