Chaminade University of Honolulu honored three in its community with its annual Marianist Heritage Awards during Mass on Jan. 23. Classes were cancelled for 50 minutes that day during the time of the Mass so that people could attend. Commended were Dominican Sister Malia Dominica Wong, who received the Chaminade Award; Riu Jiang Huang, who […]
Retreat center offering outdoor Stations
St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley is sponsoring a prayerful, outdoor, walking Stations of the Cross on its beautiful grounds at 5 p.m. on the first Friday in Lent, March 8, at 3351 Kalihi Street in Honolulu. Meet at the retreat center at the Rosehill area and bring an umbrella and comfortable walking shoes. […]
Chaminade University a training ground for religious ministry
By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “I need to see you,” said Marianist Brother Edward Brink, Vice-President for Mission and rector of Chaminade University of Honolulu, trying to pin me down for a meeting amid both of our busy campus schedules. “How about 7:30 a.m.?” I suggested. That became 2 p.m. as […]
Eva Andrade: Crossover crunch time at the Capitol
LEGISLATIVE REPORT The last week in February, when I am writing this, is normally the first crunch time for bills at the Hawaii State Legislature. Committees are fast and furiously getting bills ready for a final vote in the originating chamber so they can pass them over to the other one. By the time you […]
Sister Novie Omictin, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: A fisherman’s daughter
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald My dad was a fisherman. He was a prayerful Christian who would go to his church at 7 a.m. every Sunday. As I never liked waking up early, sometimes I would just go with my mom to the Catholic Mass at her […]
Photo: Respecting life on Kauai
The Kauai parish respect life coordinators met on Feb. 16 with the new director of the diocesan Respect Life Office, Paulette Vernay, to plan future activities. Pictured from left are Neves de Laveaga from St. Theresa, Kekaha; Kathleen Refamonte-Ramos of Immaculate Conception, Lihue; Andy de Laveaga of St. Theresa, Kekaha; Lillian Lucas of St. Catherine, […]
Bishop Larry Silva: Seeing the planks in our own eyes
Witness to Jesus | Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time Here is the prepared text of Bishop Larry Silva’s homily for the Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time, delivered March 3 at St. Sylvester Church, Kilauea, Kauai Many times the catechists of our children — lay people who are very generous with their time and talents — […]
Most of Hawaii’s active priests come from outside the diocese
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Close to half of the priests serving in Catholic parishes in Hawaii are here on loan from other largely foreign dioceses, according to the 2019 Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii. There are 116 priests in active ministry in the Islands. They include 32 who belong to the […]
All grades to close at Saint Francis at end of school year
All grades at Saint Francis School will close at the end of this academic year, the religious order that sponsors the Manoa pre-K to 12 Catholic school announced on Feb. 14. Saint Francis students received the news at an assembly at the end of the school day, which was also live streamed to the school’s […]
The Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii: A Corporation
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald A recent announcement by Bishop Larry Silva of a change in membership in the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii Corporation, and news of significant transitions at two Catholic schools in Hawaii, raises questions about how the Catholic Church is organized and operates in Hawaii. In Hawaii, […]
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