The former president of Chaminade University of Honolulu, Marianist Brother Bernard Ploeger, has been appointed assistant provincial of the Marianist Province of the United States. The new provincial is Marianist Father Oscar Vasquez. They, plus five additional members of the provincial council will take office on Aug. 1. The council members were chosen following a […]
Sister Joan E. Souza, OSF | 1938-2018
Franciscan served in Hawaii, New York Sister Joan E. Souza, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who ministered at Catholic schools and religious education departments in Hawaii and in New York, died Feb. 6 at St. Francis Hospice in Nuuanu. She was 79. This year marks her 60th anniversary in religious […]
Sister Dorothy Santos, SSCC | 1912-2018
Lifelong teacher was also a prolific mosaic artist By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Sister Dorothy Santos, a lifelong teacher and mosaic artist whose craftwork is displayed in places around the world, died Feb. 1 at Malia O Ka Malu Convent in Kaimuki. She was 96 and a religious sister for 76 years. Her […]
2 Hawaii Catholic school students named state’s top youth volunteers
Two Catholic school students have been named Hawaii’s top youth volunteers of 2018 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for outstanding acts of volunteerism. Mahealani Sims-Tulba, 17, a senior at Sacred Hearts Academy, and Grace Kennedy, 13, an eighth grader at St. Anthony School in Kailua each will […]
Diocesan Stewardship Report 2017
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Hawaii receives two more relics of St. Marianne Cope
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii has acquired two more relics of St. Marianne Cope, one for the local community of Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, the Molokai saint’s own religious congregation, and one for the Diocese of Honolulu. The relics, fragments of the saint’s bones, were obtained from the St. […]
Bishop ordains four neighbor isle deacons of 10-member class
Bishop Larry Silva ordained four new neighbor island deacons in three Masses on three islands over the last two weeks. The newly ordained were the last of the diocese’s eighth permanent deacon class, which has 10 members, the remaining six from Oahu. Andres (Bambi) Emayo Jr. was ordained at a 10 a.m. Mass, Jan. 20, […]
Hike, camp, pray: Island scouts sought for once-in-a-lifetime St. George Trek
By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald Imagine being able to hike up one of the most breathtaking mountains in the southwest U.S., the arduous journey challenging you physically, mentally and emotionally to brave the elements of nature for the priceless reward of personal growth. Now imagine that journey also including moments of […]
Cathedral restoration begins phase 2: the sanctuary
Story and photos by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Construction workers built a temporary 16-foot high white wall in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in January to block off the sanctuary, the focus of “phase two” of the ongoing $15 million restoration of the 175-year-old church. The entire sanctuary area is also […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl
CRS RICE BOWL Dear Friends in Christ, Jesus called us to love our neighbor. But, like the scholar in the Scripture passage, we may also find ourselves asking, “Who is my neighbor?” This Lent, the U.S. Bishops’ Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Rice Bowl program will help us answer that question. CRS Rice Bowl is not […]
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