Hawaii-born Sacred Hearts Brother Patrick Hughes died June 15 at St. Patrick Monastery in Honolulu after an extended illness. He was 93 and a religious brother for 73 years. He was one of the last Sacred Hearts brothers to serve in Kalaupapa where St. Damien worked and died. Brother Hughes grew up in Waikiki next […]
Msgr. Owen F. Campion: Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time
All good came from God Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1 Galatians 3:26-29 Luke 9:18-24 The first biblical reading for this weekend is from the Book of Zechariah. It is possible to know some details about this prophet. He was of the priestly caste and was born in Babylon during the Jewish captivity. He began to prophesy as […]
Photo: Lourdes pilgrims
Here is a picture taken May 6 in Lourdes, France, of participants in the Hawaii Order of Malta pilgrimage with Bishop Larry Silva to the Marian apparition site that is a place of spiritual and physical healing. In the front, from left, are Pat Cabrinha, Lisa Nguyen, Bob Ng, Thoc Thi Doan and Lexi Nguyen. […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Remind me
When my daughter was little, she took swimming lessons. At first, she would take a big gulp of air and try to get all the way across the pool. After a few strokes, she’d flounder, gasping for air. Finally, she learned to turn her head and get a breath with every stroke. Then swimming became […]
Couples for Christ approved for ministry in diocese
In a decree dated June 5, Bishop Larry Silva has granted permission for the lay Catholic organization Couples for Christ to conduct its ministries in the Diocese of Honolulu. The Vatican-recognized organization began in 1981 as a lay movement in the Philippines and is now in 76 countries. It has expanded its family-oriented ministry into […]
Photo: New Serrans
The Serra Club of Honolulu proudly installed two new members recently. Here they are pictured with some of the club’s officers. From left, are president Estrella Estillori, district governor Chuck Furr, chaplain Father Gary Secor, new members Michael Brown and Theresa Basta, vice president-membership Mark Pillori. The Serra Club supports vocations to the priesthood, consecrated […]
Kalaupapa National Park has new superintendent
Kalaupapa National Historical Park, which encompasses the isolated Molokai peninsula where Hawaii’s two saints lived, served and died, has a new superintendent. National Park Service has named Erika Stein to replace former Kalaupapa superintendent Steve Prokop who left his five-year Hawaii assignment in April to be superintendent of Redwood National and State Parks in California. […]
Heralding back: June 21, 2013
50 years ago — June 21, 1963 Three Hawaii Catholic chaplains are celebrating 25 years in the priesthood within a period of a little more than a month. Shown at the Fort Shafter chapel are (left to right) Commander Leo F. Rice, Pearl Harbor chaplain; Colonel Edward J. Lambert, U.S. Army, Pacific chaplain; and Lt. […]
Manaolana | Lisa’s catechism corner: What is the Sacrament of Matrimony?
YOUCAT*: The Sacrament of Matrimony comes about through a promise made by a man and a woman before God and the church, which is accepted and confirmed by God and consummated by the bodily union of the couple. Because God himself forms the bond of sacramental marriage, it is binding until the death of one […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Love from a distance
Who remembers the Hawaiian Tel commercial featuring the song, “Far Too Wide”? Anyone who has spent time living on the Mainland can relate to the young man in the commercial making a “long distance” call home as the lyrics are sung, “I wish that there were some way to walk across the sea.” Every year, […]
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