Nick Acosta, a 2014 Damien Memorial School graduate, is this year’s recipient of the $1,000 Lili Anama Park Memorial Scholarship from Ukulele Festival Hawaii. He is a master on the four strings, despite being born without his right arm below the elbow. Trained by famed ukulele instructor and festival founder Roy Sakuma, Nick will be […]
Photo: One nation, under God
Deacon Kin Borja, district manager of Hawaii’s Knights of Columbus, displays a proclamation issued June 12 by Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui in recognition of U.S. Flag Day, June 14. The proclamation commends the role of the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus in petitioning President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1952 […]
Heralding back: June 20, 2014
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — June 19, 1964 Besides the ordination of the three priests on Saturday, three other young seminarians were advanced another step closer to the priesthood. The initial step of tonsure was taken by Mr. Gary Colton and Mr. James Downs and Mr. Cornelio Gorospe was ordained a subdeacon […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: June 20, 2014
June flew by in the blink of an eye, quizzicals. We’re now in the middle of summer and amidst a long stretch of Ordinary Time. Kick off your shoes, relax and let your mind wander with my latest set of quiz questions. 1) Saints New archbishops gather in Rome on June 29 to receive their […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: June 20, 2014
Quote “We do not stop being missionaries of Christ when we go to the stadium or when we passionately follow the national team in front of any technological device. With all the joy and hope that emerge from our faith, we would like to accompany the faithful soccer fans with prayers, reflections and comments.” | […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Walk with me
I love June. It’s got my birthday, the NBA Finals, south shore swells, the World Cup (every four years), and … the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)! Two years ago, Stephanie and I joined the Corpus Christi Eucharistic Procession which was started, in its current form, by Bishop […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: What is the Holy Eucharist?
YOUCAT*: Holy Eucharist is the Sacrament in which Jesus Christ gives his Body and Blood — himself — for us, so that we too might give ourselves to him in love and be united with him in Holy Communion. In this way we are joined with the one Body of Christ, the Church. [1322, 1324, […]
Viriditas: Sister Verone Leeman, Franciscan Sisters of Charity
Christ within the community Nearly 50 years ago, back in the 1960s, I was assigned as a teacher at St. Theresa School in Kekaha, Kauai. After I left teaching, I went into nursing, then did some library and secretarial work followed by serving the past 15 years as the cook at St. Francis Convent in […]
Mary Adamski: Peace be with you
Pentecost usually charges me up. The idea of the Holy Spirit taking hold of my brain and expanding my understanding of my world with God in it, the imagery of tongues of fire alighting on all Christians through the ages, not just the first few; I can track that back to a brilliant teacher in […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Words to live by
I’ve had some health problems recently — nothing serious, but unpleasant. Illness can make it hard to pray. Fortunately, I don’t have to struggle alone. Mother Church has words for me when I cannot find my own. I know that every day, someone is praying for me. It might not be by name, but at […]
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