Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Father Marty Solma, Society of Mary (Marianists): Nigeria, prayer and fasting

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It was on Halloween night, as I was in my third year of teaching in Cincinnati, that I got a call asking if I would go to Nigeria for three years. I said, “What?!” Struggling to discern, I did two things. First, […]

SISTER BERNADETTE HIGA, MM | 1925-2019: Maui-born missionary served in Taiwan, Bangladesh, Hawaii

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Maui-born Maryknoll Sister Bernadette Higa, who served in Taiwan, Bangladesh and Hawaii, died March 12 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll, New York, with her sister Mary Louise Higa, also a Maryknoll Sister, by her side. She was 93, and a Maryknoll Sister for 68 years. Sister Bernadette’s birth name was Shigeko. She was […]

DEACON MICHAEL DAVID ROSS | 1940-2019: Retired deacon, scholar, theologian, was a convert from Judaism

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  Deacon Michael David Ross, a former professor and academic dean at the Pontifical College Josephinum who retired in Hawaii five years ago, died March 3 while hospitalized in Honolulu of kidney failure and complications from severe pancreatitis. A sign in his room asked that he be addressed as “Deacon Mike,” reflecting his commitment to […]

Bishop remembers cardinal who promoted Damien’s cause

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Bishop Larry Silva sent a letter of condolences to the archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels in Belgium upon the death of his predecessor, Cardinal Godfried Danneels, who was an ardent advocate for the canonization of his countryman, St. Damien de Veuster of Molokai. Cardinal Danneels, retired archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, died March 14 at the age of 85. […]

Conference to connect Divine Mercy to Fatima

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The Eucharistic Apostles of the Divine Mercy is hosting a three-day conference, “Divine Mercy and the Message of Fatima,” at the Hawaii Convention Center, May 24-26, that will feature relics of the sainted Fatima visionaries and a famous Fatima statue. The conference will focus on the connection of the Divine Mercy devotion, inspired by apparitions […]