The death of Sister Marie Tang of the Child Jesus leaves only one of the original seven sisters, Sister Agnella Iu, plus two local vocations who joined the community in recent years, Sister Elizabeth DeJesus and Sister Therese Wilson. Bishop John J. Scanlan invited the Carmelite group to Hawaii from Hong Kong in 1973. The […]
Yearly seminarian retreat: Soaking in the solitude of Kalaupapa
For the past two summers, Diocese of Honolulu vocations director Father Rheo Ofalsa and Bishop Larry Silva have traveled with diocesan seminarians to the Kalaupapa peninsula for a five-day retreat. The trip includes Mass, prayer time and recreation. It also allows the seminarians to deepen their spiritual formation and their knowledge of Bishop Silva and […]
Pregnancy center free speech ruling seen as good news for Hawaii case
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The U.S. Supreme Court 5-4 ruling June 26 that a California law that placed requirements on crisis pregnancy centers that oppose abortion violated the First Amendment has pleased a Hawaii lawyer fighting a similar Hawaii law. “Everybody in the country ought to be celebrating” the court’s decision, attorney James […]
He kept diocesan center ‘bright, clean, neat’ for 24 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Romeo Alejandro, a maintenance manager for 24 years at St. Stephen Diocesan Center in Kaneohe, will no longer be parking his white truck every day under the huge common mango tree on the Kailua side of the property. He retired on June 29. Alejandro does not look his age […]
A childlike purity of heart every contemplative strives for
By Father Michael Owens Special to the Herald I’ve known the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Carmel of the Holy Trinity monastery on the grounds of St. Stephen Diocesan Center since I entered the seminary there in 1975. I celebrated my first Mass with them the day after I was ordained. We’ve become so close […]
Talk story: An enlightening visit to the U.S./Mexico border
OFFICE FOR SOCIAL MINISTRY “Pope Francis has often talked about going to the peripheries and encountering the lives of the people that we meet there. Never in my wildest dreams did I believe that I would be able to do it in such a tangible way here in our country this weekend, to literally go […]
Hawaii’s candidates for priesthood
Here is a current list of the seminarians for the Diocese of Honolulu, along with their level of studies, their home parish and their summer assignments. John Akau: Entering Pre-Theology II, St. Patrick Seminary, Menlo Park, Calif.; from St. Joseph, Hilo; assigned to St. John Apostle and Evangelist, Mililani, this summer Preston Jay Castro: […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: July 13, 2018
You know, quiztakers, I’m always trying to stump you. But maybe you’ve got a Catholic trivia question you’d like to challenge me with. Local Catholic questions get bonus points. Send your best efforts to herald@rcchawaii.org and we might run yours in a future edition of the quiz. 1) Scripture July 22’s first reading includes these […]
Letter to the Herald
Setting right the wrong “Bravo Zulu” — “Well Done” in Navy lingo — for the way you addressed the federal administration’s separating children from parents at our southern border, in the June 29 Hawaii Catholic Herald. The two articles from the Catholic News Service provided appropriate supplemental information while the letter from Lawrence Chun was […]
Heralding back: July 13, 2018
NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — July 12, 1968 CYO Summer Fun Youngsters Enjoy Use of Y’s Pool Getting the Word – A group of CYO Summer Fun students listen attentively to Miss Dawn Longham, CYO swimming instructor, as she gives them pointers on water safety. The swimming classes are being held at […]
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