By Father Ese’ese “Ace” Tui Special to the Herald More than 200 people gathered for evening prayer and the veneration of the first-class relic of St. Damien de Veuster at St. Anthony Parish in Wailuku, Maui, on May 9 at 7 p.m. in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s arrival on Molokai on […]
Respecting life with supplies of diapers, wipes and infant clothes
By Deacon Gary and Val Streff Special to the Herald St. Elizabeth Parish in Aiea hosted a baby shower on May 7 for expecting and parenting mothers, 1-3 p.m. in the church auditorium. We opened with a prayer followed by a snack of sandwiches, fruit cups, cupcakes and ice cream. Each family received a lucky […]
Photo: On retreat
Diocesan priests take a group photo May 17 at the annual priests retreat at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. Fifty-one priests attended, according to the diocesan Office for Clergy. Not all are in the picture. The retreat was directed by Bishop Timothy Freyer, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Orange, California, pictured standing, far left. Deacon […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: God comes as fire
PENTECOST Acts 2:1-11; 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13; John 20:19-23 This weekend the church celebrates the Feast of Pentecost, one of the most important feasts of the church’s liturgical year. It is richly biblical in its background, and it is profoundly educational both in its own message as well as in its place in the […]
Christian Raquepo: Resurrecting the Legion of Mary
COMMENTARY When I applied to be enrolled as a student at our Damien Memorial School, I remember keenly putting down the Legion of Mary as one of my organizations of interest. At that time, I was a catechumen preparing to receive the Easter Sacraments of Initiation. It was only after the slow and safe return […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: Saints of Asia and the Pacific
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It is also the month when we celebrate the feast day of the first saint from Hawaii, St. Damien de Veuster, on May 10. St. Damien was born in Belgium, not the Pacific islands, so technically he wasn’t a Pacific islander saint. But […]
Donna Costa, parishioner: The aloha just keeps pouring
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald This interview was conducted before this year’s Easter Vigil service at St. Rita Church in Nanakuli, one of two Catholic churches located on Hawaiian home lands. St. Rita’s Church has been my church home for over 30 years. Living on the Waianae […]
Eight from St. Ann, Kaneohe, complete act of consecration to Mary
Eight women completed the Militia Immaculata (M.I.) Act of Consecration to Mary at St. Ann Church, Kaneohe, on May 13, the feast of Our Lady of Fatima. The group met twice a week for four and a half weeks to complete a series of classes for the M.I. preparation. Each study night was comprised of […]
Top educators
Julia Golding, the music teacher and performing arts director at St. Anthony School in Wailuku, Maui, is the 2023 Golden Pineapple Teacher of the Year. She was recognized at a May 19 Hawaii Catholic Schools luncheon. She receives a $1,000 award from Chaminade University and John C. and Mary Lou Brogan and St. Anthony School […]
Heralding back: May 26, 2023
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — May 25, 1973 HONORED—James (Duke) Aiona, left, accepts the scholar-athlete trophy from St. Louis Letterman’s Club president, Al Fernandez. Aiona lettered in both basketball and football throughout high school, and was a four-year honor student at St. Louis. (Photo by Sunao Hironaka) Duke Aiona later went on […]
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