The advantage of having a priest for an uncle, Jamie Psak said, was that everything got blessed. Cars, boats, homes, kids, pets. The holy water was always available, she said, as long as you kept adding water to the original supply. You can’t dilute water. Her Uncle Al told her that. Psak’s Uncle Al was […]
Hawaii’s Young Ladies Institute seeking spark of new membership
Young Ladies Institute delegation meets with Father Gary Secor on July 24. From left, Elizabeth Sanchez, Evelyn Cabral, Patricia McGuire, June McJunkin and Rosalie Smith. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The “young” in Young Ladies Institute does not refer to a chronological age, but rather the spirit the women of this 127-year-old Catholic […]
Office for Social Ministry: God didn’t give me cancer
Aloha, When you’re told you have cancer, and then reminded that God doesn’t give you more than you can handle, it’s only natural to translate that to mean that God gave you cancer. Really? God is the reason my world has been turned upside down? And who doesn’t look back with sadness remembering all the […]
Catholic Charities hires fund development officers
Catholic Charities Hawaii has hired two fund development officers for its Development Office. Lisa Nakano and Suzanne Peterson will be responsible for gift stewardship, donor relations and development activities. Before joining Catholic Charities, Nakano served for five years as the marketing and development coordinator at Hospice Hawaii, where she managed fund development initiatives, donor databases, […]
Back to School 2014 | Six new (some returning) school administrators for 2014-15
The Hawaii Catholic Schools office is reporting six new Catholic school administrators for the start of 2014-2015 school year. Here they are in alphabetical order. Damien Memorial School Brother Daniel Casey, CFC Principal Originally from Chicago, Christian Brother Daniel Casey has a degree in speech and drama from Lewis College in Lockport, Ill. (now Lewis […]
Parish-by-the-sea celebrating 160 years with Royal Hawaiian gala
Waikiki’s St. Augustine by-the-Sea Church is celebrating its 160th anniversary with a gala benefit dinner at 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 28 at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel. The theme for the dinner is “Celebrating 160 years of service in Waikiki.” The parish has decided to donate all proceeds from the benefit dinner to the Damien and […]
It takes a (kupuna) village: St. Francis Healthcare responds to changing needs
An artist’s rendering of the future independent living complex for seniors at the Liliha Kupuna Village, a new venture of the St. Francis Healthcare System. (image courtesy of Gregg Maedo + Associates, Inc.) The Islands’ only Catholic healthcare system has undergone many changes in the last several years, and this summer it continues to […]
St. Marianne: Arrival from Syracuse, a second and final time
Honolulu again will give an aloha welcome to Hawaii’s beloved saint who is returning for permanent rest St. Marianne Cope’s remains will return to Hawaii to be enshrined in the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace nearly a decade after they were exhumed in Kalaupapa to rest at her motherhouse in Syracuse. All that is […]
Annual charismatic conference to feature Father Dave Pivonka
The Hawaii Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services 36th annual Hawaii Regional Charismatic Conference, Aug. 8-10 at the Catholic Charities Hawaii campus in Makiki, will feature praise and worship, fellowship and inspiring presenters, including the popular Franciscan author, teacher and speaker Father Dave Pivonka. The Mass celebrants are Father Gary Secor on Saturday morning and Bishop Larry […]
St. Michael parishioner queen of FCC fundraiser pageant
The Oahu Council of Filipino Catholic Clubs will celebrate its annual fundraising campaign, coronation and pageant on Aug. 16 at St. Michael Church in Waialua. This year’s Queen of Charity is Jacqueline Buted Medrano of St. Michael Parish. The event begins with a procession at 4:30 p.m. and Mass at 5 p.m. followed by dinner […]
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