Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Saint Louis to add grades K-5 in 2016

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  Hawaii’s oldest Catholic school is stepping back into the future. Next year, Saint Louis School will celebrate its 170th anniversary by adding grades kindergarten through five. It currently enrolls boys from grade six through 12. Starting in 2016, the Kalaepohaku campus will offer grades K through 12, returning to an era more than 60 […]

Augustine Educational Foundation this year distributes $855,000 in scholarships, grants

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  The Augustine Educational Foundation awarded $855,000 this year in scholarships to Hawaii Catholic school students and grants to Hawaii Catholic schools, topping $9 million in total distributions since it started more than 25 years ago. The foundation honored its many funders Sept. 17 at its 14th annual Donor Appreciation Reception at the Halekulani Hotel. […]

Father Francisco ‘Kit’ Mendoza, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: God writes straight with crooked lines

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When I was studying in Manila, my school was close by the church. I frequently stopped in to visit with the Lord. I also was a member of the men’s Eucharistic League, a group of men dedicated to the Eucharist who would once a month spend an hour before the Eucharist. I was assigned to […]

SISTER MILLA DERBY, OP | 1926-2015: Teacher and artist captured isle beauty with dye on silk

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Honolulu-born Sinsinawa Dominican Sister Milla Derby, who taught music and art in schools across the country before becoming an artist-in-residence in Hawaii, died Sept. 26, at Oahu Care Facility in Honolulu. She was 89 and a religious sister for 62 years. She is Hawaii’s last Sinsinawa Dominican. The funeral Mass will be held at Holy […]

SISTER M. RUTH FAISCA, SHF | 1933-2015: Kohala-born sister served parishes in California, Nevada and Hawaii

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Big Island-born Sister M. Ruth Faisca, a Sister of the Holy Family who worked in catechetical, child care and parish ministry in California, Hawaii and Nevada, died peacefully in Fremont, Calif., on Sept. 17. She was 82 and a religious sister for 64 years. Sister Ruth was born on May 13, 1933, in Kohala. She […]

Three Chinese bishops make brief Hawaii stopover

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They quietly came last month, and quietly left, three seekers on a pilgrimage of personal and global effect from the Catholic Church in China to the Catholic Church in the United States, concluding in Hawaii. Three officers of China’s government-sanctioned bishops’ conference — conference president Bishop Joseph Ma Yinglin of the Diocese of Kunming, and […]

Chaminade, as a Native Hawaiian serving institution, anticipates $4 million in Title III grants over five years

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  Chaminade University of Honolulu, a federally designated Native Hawaiian serving institution, has been awarded an Alaskan Native/Native Hawaiian Title III grant through the U.S. Department of Education of $800,000 a year for an anticipated five years. The grant total over five years is expected to be $4 million. Over the next five years, the […]

Photo: 88 years young

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The St. Patrick Holy Name Society celebrated its 88th birthday with a big well-attended party at the Kaimuki parish after Sunday Mass. Officers and members greeted parishioners, spreading the word of the Holy Name of Jesus and encouraging them to join the organization. To inquire about joining, contact Vicki Lai at vickilai16@gmail.com or 375-3230. (Photo […]