Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Archives for August 2019

CARMELITE SISTER MARY VERONICA OF JESUS | 1928-2019

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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 …

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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 […]

Talk story: The bishops speak out

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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

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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 […]

Hosffman Ospino: With gratitude to all farmworkers

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JOURNEYING TOGETHER By Hosffman Ospino, Catholic News Service We all like our fresh salads, vegetables and fruits. If we eat meat, we want the best quality. However, these do not grow or raise themselves. They come to us thanks to the hard and dedicated work of farm laborers. In the United States of America there […]

Photo: Hawaii veterans

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Maryknoll Sisters, who at one time were assigned to Hawaii, pose for a photo Aug. 2 at the Maryknoll motherhouse in Ossining, New York, where they now reside. Seated, from left, are Sister Louise Bullis, Sister Elizabeth Roach and Sister Rita Kane. Standing, from left, are Sister Gloria Tamayo, Sister Su Chen Wu and Sister […]

Meet three new administrators for the school year

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HEAD OF SCHOOL, SACRED HEARTS ACADEMY Scott Schroeder Sacred Hearts Academy, an all-girls school in Kaimuki, has chosen Scott Schroeder, dean of the School of Business and Communication at Chaminade University of Honolulu, as its first male head of school. He succeeds Betty White. Schroeder has also held faculty or administrative positions at Antioch University, […]