Missionary nun was principal of Maryknoll Hawaii Catholic Herald Maryknoll Sister Anne Marie Callahan, former principal of Maryknoll High School, Honolulu, died July 30 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Maryknoll, New York. She was 85 and a Maryknoll Sister for 65 years. Hawaii, where she was sent in 1967, was her first “mission” assignment. […]
Photo: O Salutaris Hostia
Deacon Dario Rinaldi places the host into the monstrance during a holy hour for vocations Aug. 6 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (Photo courtesy of Dann Ebina)
Memories on the Mount
Our Lady of the Mount Parish in Honolulu’s Kalihi Valley celebrates 150 years By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Almost as far back in Honolulu’s Kalihi Valley as you can drive on the narrow, paved portion of Kalihi Street sits an obscure little cemetery with just a few visible grave markers scattered across the recently […]
COVID-19 makes for unprecedented, uncertain fall plans for Catholic schools
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald It wasn’t COVID-19 but the threat of Hurricane Douglas that delayed the first day of school for St. John Vianney in Kailua. Preschool through eighth grade students arrived on campus the morning of July 28, a day later than planned due to the storm. This year though they were […]
Leading Catholic schools through the ‘new normal’
Llewellyn Young, interim leader of the Hawaii Catholic Schools office, discusses the challenges of Catholic education during a pandemic and why he is up to the job Acting Hawaii Catholic Schools superintendent Llewellyn Young has been the assistant superintendent for a year. He is filling the head office role between the retirement of Michael Rockers […]
Gone, but not forgotten
Two schools that closed this year left an indelible mark on generations of island students, forging an academic and spiritual foundation that served them well over the years The Hawaii Catholic Herald asked graduates of Our Lady of Perpetual Help School in Ewa Beach and St. John the Baptist in Kalihi to share their memories […]
Meet the new Hawaii Catholic school administrators
Compiled by Anna Weaver and Mona Ishihara Upper school principal, Sacred Hearts Academy, Kaimuki, Oahu Carol Chong Carol Chong was born and raised in Kalihi and attended St. John the Baptist School and Sacred Hearts Academy. She has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Hawaii-Manoa and a master’s degree in education leadership […]
HAWAII’S 2020 JUBILARIANS
“God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply into the mystery of the church and to dedicate themselves more generously to the good of humanity.” –Prayer of […]
Diocese urges pandemic-affected faith formation programs have a family focus
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The three faith formation leaders of the diocese are thinking positive. While the coronavirus pandemic is forcing the church to reshape its faith formation programs under its weighty health and safety constraints, they are urging parishes to use this time as an “opportunity to connect your young people and […]
Hawaii couples invited to participate in virtual Marriage Encounter ‘weekend’
In this time of the coronavirus, Hawaii’s Worldwide Marriage Encounter is inviting island couples to attend one of its enriching weekends virtually in a program it calls 3RE, for REstore, REkindle, REnew. It is basically the traditional weekend split into seven sessions of two hours each. Hawaii leaders are suggesting that couples attend one of […]
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