Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Obituary: SISTER ANN CIC, OSB | 1929-2017

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Benedictine served her monastery as sacristan, bookstore manager, spiritual director Benedictine Sister Ann Cic, who came to the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii in Waialua a dozen years ago, died Oct. 24 after two weeks in hospice care in Wahiawa. She was 88 and a professed religious for 66 years. Before her illness, Sister Anne served […]

Obituary: SISTER ANNE-MARIE TAMANAHA, SSCC | 1930-2017

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Maui-born religious was an educator, piano teacher director of lay associates By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Anne-Marie Tamanaha, a Sister of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary and of Perpetual Adoration of the Most Blessed Sacrament, a music teacher and director of the lay Associates of the Sacred Hearts, […]

Faith in the ohana: more family retreats

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Story and photo by Jayne Mondoy Special to the Herald The “family retreat” continues to roll across the state. These are days of spiritual reflection, coordinated by the diocesan Office of Religious Education, that the whole ohana can attend. Parents who attended the Maui family retreat Sept. 9 at St. Anthony Parish, Wailuku, commented: “I […]

Reader contribution: Earning a catechist certificate online is rigorous, rewarding

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By Chiree Souza Got spirit? Got community? Got faith? Got prayer? Then I invite you to participate in the Virtual Learning Community for Faith Formation (VLCFF) through the University of Dayton. I chose to pursue the Certificate in Catechesis — a two-year rigorous but rewarding program that helped me to be a better evangelizer and […]

Marianists celebrate 200 years of order’s foundation

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Story and photos by Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald On Oct. 2, 1817, French priest Blessed William Joseph Chaminade, with three professional teachers, two seminarians and two artisans, started a “congregation” dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. Two hundred years later, on Oct. 2, 2017, Marianist priests and brothers around the world marked […]

The Maryknoll connection: sisters and friends count nine decades in the Islands

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  Story and photos by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “We are the Maryknoll connection,” Sister Joan Chatfield told the diverse crowd gathered in the Maryknoll Community Center Oct. 7 to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Maryknoll Sisters in Hawaii. The 200-or-so people all knew what the Maryknoll veteran meant. Each had been touched, […]

Hawaii members of Indian missionary order mark 75th anniversary of founding

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Story and photos by Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s four Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians commemorated the 75th anniversary of the founding of their order with hundreds of their closest friends with a Mass and dinner at St. Elizabeth Church in Aiea Oct. 5. Bishop Larry Silva and 10 priests celebrated the […]