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 […]
Archives for August 2019
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 […]
Heralding back: Aug. 23, 2019
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Aug. 22, 1969 Math refresher course for freshmen was a ‘Happening’ Teen teachers, custom tapes, and lots of individual attention highlighted what can generally be a boring experience for young men — a review of elementary school math and the introduction of high school algebra. The course, […]
Hosffman Ospino: With gratitude to all farmworkers
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
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
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, […]
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