NEWS FROM PAGES PAST
50 years ago — Jan. 2, 1970
WINNER – Just in time for Christmas, Father Benito Caraballo, (pictured left) of the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Ewa Beach, carried off first prize in a Grand Opening drawing held by Territorial Savings & Loan in its new Waipahu Branch. Father Caraballo won a color television set. Sharing the weight and the pleasure is Stephen Chun, manager of Territorial’s Waipahu Branch. Father Caraballo plans to install it in the parish house.
Editor’s Note: Father Caraballo was later named a monsignor and died in 1999.
25 years ago — Jan. 13, 1995
Gospel politics
The Hawaii Catholic Church’s jump into the public debate over “same-sex marriage” last year is no one-shot reactionary foray into the world of politics – it is a sign of things to come.
With a new bishop who believes that the church has an obligation to share its wisdom and gifts with society at large, and a new diocesan office to put that vision into reality, the Diocese of Honolulu has recently been taking small but measured steps into the political arena.
10 years ago — Jan. 8, 2010
St. Damien’s day gets an upgrade
For Hawaii, the Vatican has upgraded the feast day of St. Damien, May 10, from an optional memorial to an obligatory memorial. This means that all Masses celebrated in Hawaii on that day – unless it falls on a Sunday – will have prayers that refer to Father Damien and readings selected for saints who were pastors.
