One of three concerts at this year’s Marianist BILAC, Nov. 6-8, in Chaminade University’s Mystical Rose Oratory. (Photo courtesy of Marianist BILAC) Marianist BILAC 2014 chose the church’s “Year of the Family” as the theme for the Nov. 6-8 conference on the Chaminade University/Saint Louis School campus. At the event, Joe Camacho’s new Hawaiian/English […]
Blessed Sacrament Fathers elect two Hawaii-assigned priests to national leadership positions
Two Hawaii members of the Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament were elected last month to leadership positions for their community’s Province of Saint Ann which encompasses the United States. Father Robert Stark and Father John Keenen were elected provincial treasurer and provincial consulter, respectively, at the province’s 24th chapter at the Bethany Retreat Center in […]
Sister Mary Vianney Uyeno: ‘Here are my hands, take me’
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING I grew up on a sugar plantation, the Nisshi camp in Waipahu, the seventh of 10 children. During the summer we worked in the cane or pineapple fields, and in the cannery. It was a lot of hard work, but we enjoyed it. Whatever we earned helped our poor family. I knew […]
Office for Social Ministry: Our thanks-giving list!
“I will give thanks to God with my whole heart.” (Psalm 9:1) “Made your list yet?” We’re not talking about your shopping list, or your list for Santa, or your Christmas card list. We’re talking about a thanks-giving list to God as we begin this holy season. Our thanks-giving list was way too long to […]
St. Francis receives grant for Liliha senior wellness facility
The First Hawaiian Bank Foundation Gives last month presented St. Francis Healthcare System of Hawaii $100,000 for the transformation of its Liliha campus in Honolulu. The grant, to be received over four years, will help St. Francis turn its Liliha campus into a health and wellness community for seniors and their caregivers. The funds are […]
Year of Consecrated life: Come and see! Coming to your parish and school!
Year of Consecrated life Nov. 30, 2014 – Feb. 2, 2016 Come and see! Coming to your parish and school! The Diocese of Honolulu is sending a special display celebrating the religious life to every parish and school in Hawaii through the Year of Consecrated Life. Here is the schedule for December. Dec. 6-7: Holy […]
St. Joseph: The perfect Advent companion
A statue of a “Hawaiian” St. Joseph carrying the baby Jesus stands in the sanctuary of St. Joseph Mission Church in Kaupo, Maui, during the church’s 150th anniversary celebration in 2012. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) St. Joseph, the one man present at the Incarnation, provides a model of obedience, strength and faithfulness as […]
The little church that escaped the lava
The church building today, above, rests in the nearby village of Kaimu and is open to visitors. (Photo courtesy of Big Island Processing) As lava from Kilauea volcano on the Big Island continues to encroach on the town of Pahoa, some local Catholics can recall a time almost 25 years ago, when similar preparations […]
Another church, another time, another flow
The ruins of the old St. Joseph Church in Kapaahu, located about 3 miles from Kalapana on the Chain of Craters Road, were engulfed in a sea of lava in the summer of 1987. St. Joseph was the first permanent stone church constructed in the Big Island’s Puna district. Sacred Hearts Father Clement Evrard, who […]
Bishop’s Circle appeal has $300,000 goal
Bishop Larry Silva this week mailed his first round of appeal letters for the Bishop’s Circle, a special fundraising campaign for diocesan ministries. The mailing begins year two of the fundraiser re-launched last year after a five-year break. The Bishop’s Circle was initially created 30 years ago by Bishop Joseph A. Ferrario and was put […]
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