NEWS FROM PAGES PAST 50 years ago — Oct. 22, 1965 George Barati (right) rehearses with Shigeru Hotoke (filling in for Richard Kness, tenor, who had not arrived from Washington), Ethel Chung Maxson, Eunice DeMello, and Charles Scharbach (left to right) for tonight’s performance of Beethoven’s MISSA SOLEMNIS. This is the first time this masterpiece […]
Skies clear for a successful scholarship golf tourney
The day started off pretty dismally, with dark skies dumping lots of rain. But by the time the golfers arrived to check in for Our Lady of Good Counsel School’s second annual Golf Scholarship Tournament Sept. 25 at the Hawaii Prince Course in Ewa, there was nothing but blue skies. Thirty-one teams of three players […]
Our Philadelphia pilgrimage: A whirlwind adventure. A journey of faith
Bishop Larry Silva and Island pilgrims join a group of travelers from the Archdiocese of Chicago Sept. 22 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the first day of the World Meeting of Families (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) The people we met and events we encountered were God’s way of reminding us, ‘Hey! […]
Bishop Larry Silva | Reflections on the Visit of Pope Francis: Excitement was for the office more than the person
What a great blessing it was to be able to participate in the visit of Pope Francis to the United States of America! I had the privilege of joining a small group from Hawaii, then a large group of U.S. and international bishops in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Hundreds of thousands of people attended — […]
Talk story | Office for Social Ministry: We are family
“We all have the duty to do good.” (Pope Francis) Two weeks ago, these words, with the waving, smiling image of Pope Francis, were on banners flying from street lamps all over Philadelphia. This message and others like it were repeated all over New York City and Washington, D.C. We all have memories of Pope […]
Saint Louis to add grades K-5 in 2016
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
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. […]
DEACON MISA SEWEN | 1947-2015: Deacon energized immigrant community at Waianae parish
Permanent deacon Misa Sewen, who energized the Chuukese Catholic community at his parish of Sacred Heart in Waianae, died Sept. 26 at Kuakini Hospital with his wife Finipa by his side. He had suffered ill health for several years. He was 68 and had been a deacon 27 years. Funeral arrangements are pending. “He was […]
Should I skip class to see the pope?
Crowds gather on the west side of the U.S. Capitol to catch a glimpse of Pope Francis as he prepared to address a joint meeting of Congress in Washington, Sept. 24. (CNS photo/Mary F. Calvert, Reuters) Seeing the pope is probably on the bucket list of every Catholic. So when Pope Francis finally made […]
Father Francisco ‘Kit’ Mendoza, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: God writes straight with crooked lines
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 […]
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