Story and photos by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “We are the Maryknoll connection,” Sister Joan Chatfield told the diverse crowd gathered in the Maryknoll Community Center Oct. 7 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hawaii. The 200-or-so people all knew what the Maryknoll veteran meant. Each had been touched, […]
Hawaii members of Indian missionary order mark 75th anniversary of founding
Story and photos by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s four Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of their order with hundreds of their closest friends with a Mass and dinner at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea Oct. 5. Bishop Larry Silva and 10 priests celebrated the […]
Death penalty is ‘contrary to the Gospel,’ pope says
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The death penalty, no matter how it is carried out, “is, in itself, contrary to the Gospel,” Pope Francis said. Marking the 25th anniversary of the Catechism of the Catholic Church at the Vatican Oct. 11, Pope Francis said the catechism’s discussion of the death penalty, […]
Photo: 100th anniversary of Fatima
A wooden statue of Our Lady of Fatima normally housed in the office of Bishop Larry Silva was brought to the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Oct. 13, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the appearance of the Blessed Mother to three children in Fatima, Portugal. Throughout the day, hundreds of faithful stopped […]
Relics of Molokai saints venerated in Milwaukee
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The relics of Hawaii’s two saints paid a visit to a suburb of Milwaukee last month where they were venerated by about 30 people. Hawaii deacon and seminarian William “Pila” Tulua led the 45-minute devotional service honoring St. Damien de Veuster and St. Marianne Cope in the main chapel […]
Heralding back | Five years ago this month, a second saint for Molokai
Pope Benedict XVI canonized Mother Marianne Cope of Molokai. In remembrance of that historic event, the Hawaii Catholic Herald is republishing a shortened version of the story printed about the canonization in the Oct. 26, 2012, issue. Pope Benedict canonizes Mother Marianne Cope with six others in joyful ceremony at St. Peter’s By Patrick Downes […]
Bishop Larry Silva: A new lease on life
WITNESS TO JESUS This is the text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time, delivered Oct. 7 and 8 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Papaikou, and St. Anthony Church, Papaaloa. A new lease on life! That is a phrase we use to describe a change for the better in […]
Sister Rosario Tuvida, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Only a shadow of your love
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Forty-two years ago, when I was merely 26 years of age, I was sent to the United States to help in our congregational mission of teaching in Hawaii. I thought the United States would be visually greener and different from my homeland […]
Preserving the art of the Vatican gardens
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Roughly half of the Vatican’s 110 acres is devoted to gardens, and a major project is underway to keep them as “green” as possible. It’s not about watering the plants, although that was a big concern this year with a drought in Italy. The Vatican Museums […]
Eliminating differences between sexes ‘not right,’ Pope Francis says
By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — While societies must find a way to overcome the subjugation of women, pretending there are no differences between men and women or even using technology to change a person’s sex is not the answer, Pope Francis said. Using science “to radically eliminate any difference between […]
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