Pastor served 24 years of active ministry in Hawaii Father Anthony Bolger, a retired priest who served the Diocese of Honolulu for 35 years, died Jan. 7 at his residence in Tijuana, Mexico. He was 71 and a priest for 45 years. Father Bolger served 24 years of active ministry as a parish priest in […]
Obituary: MARYKNOLL SISTER LEONA MICHIELS | 1917-2015
Missioner teacher served 20 years in Catholic schools on Maui, Oahu Maryknoll Sister Leona Michiels, who served in Hawaii as an educator for more than 20 years, died Jan. 17 at Maryknoll Sisters Home Care IV, Maryknoll, N.Y. She was 97 and a Maryknoll Sister for 76 years. Sister Leona was born in Chicago on […]
2015 Red Mass keynote address: Where ‘Catholic’ means help
Joan Rosenhauer at the Red Mass Jan. 20 in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Here is the prepared text of the keynote talk by Joan Rosenhauer, executive vice president of Catholic Relief Services’ U.S. Operations, at the Red Mass Jan. 20 in the […]
Gift of life prompts a donation in appreciation
For the last 30 years of her life, Sister Julia Marie Acain prayed every day for the anonymous donor who gave her the “gift of life.” In 1983, the Maui Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet was the recipient of a kidney transplant. She lived without complications or infections until her death by cancer at […]
Calendar briefs: Jan. 30, 2015
Chesterton scholar giving presentations in February G.K. Chesterton scholar Dale Ahlquist will give two free presentations in Honolulu in February. Here are the topics, locations, times and dates of his talks. “The Philosophy of Islands,” Pauline Books and Media Center, downtown, 7 p.m., Feb. 10. Validated underground parking across the street. “Puritans and Pagans,” at […]
Kahuku pastor is spiritual director of tour to see the Shroud of Turin
Join Father Paul Li, pastor of St. Roch Church, Kahuku, and St. Joachim Church, Punaluu, on Oahu’s North Shore, for a pilgrimage this spring to see the Shroud of Turin, said to be the burial cloth of Jesus, and shrines in France, Spain and Italy. Father Li is the spiritual director of the April 8 […]
Talk story: When ‘Catholic’ means ‘help’
“One little girl of about 12 told one of my colleagues that when she and her family first came to the refugee camp, the children all told her to go to the building that said “Catholic Relief Services.” She said she didn’t know what it was, and as a Muslim she had never heard the […]
Hundreds fill Waipahu church for local son’s ordination
Above, Edwin Damien Conselva prostrates himself at the altar during the Litany of Supplication. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) At 7 a.m. on Jan. 3, a rainbow arced across the blue sky above St. Joseph Church in Waipahu. The storm the night before had given way to a morning of light and rejoicing, […]
Tongan cardinal-designate called a ‘simple, humble’ man
Above, Father Mafi on the far right of a photo of Father Johnathan Hurrell’s extended family visiting from New Zealand and Tonga for this ordination in St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki in 2005. Right, Bishop Soane Mafi during a pastoral visit to Hawaii’s Tongan Catholic Communities in 2011. (HCH file photos) When Tonga’s future cardinal […]
Capitol rally and march for life marks Roe vs. Wade’s 42th year
Hawaii’s 42nd annual Rally and March for Life at the State Capitol marking the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court Roe vs. Wade decision that resulted in abortion on demand across the country, will take place on Jan. 24, 12:30-5 p.m. The event, sponsored by Aloha Life Advocates, will feature guest speakers, sign waving, entertainment […]
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