Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Conversation: Aloha, Sister Rochelle and Sister Joan

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Sister Rochelle Liu, left, and Sister Joan Roddy, Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. (HCH photo | Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP)   Boxes have been mailed; a palette shipped. Hawaii’s only two Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia left this week for Tacoma, Wash., leaving the Diocese of Honolulu minus another religious order. […]

Holy Spirit Mass: Mission of education, evangelization requires ‘deliberate effort’

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Catholic School educators pray at the Mass of the Holy Spirit Aug. 19 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) “Deliberate effort” is required for Catholic school instructors to continue their important mission of education and evangelization, said Bishop Larry Silva during a special Mass of the Holy Spirit, Aug. […]

Carondelet Sisters’ 75 years of service a ‘patchwork quilt of the love of Christ’

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Visiting Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet stand as they are introduced at the Mass celebrating the 75th anniversary of the order in Hawaii. Standing from left, Sister Anna Bridget Kearns, Sister Helen Janssen and Sister Karen Kennelly. (HCH photo | Patrick Downes) “Yes, we are getting old,” smiled Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet […]

Molokai’s St. Joseph Church in Kamalo receives statue of Brother Joseph Dutton

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On Aug. 15, a 2,000-pound, 7-foot-tall marble statue of Brother Joseph Dutton was pushed, pulled and lifted into place at Molokai’s St. Joseph Church in Kamalo. After weeks of anticipation of its arrival from China, Molokai parishioners got to see the statue’s face for the first time. “I wasn’t sure until right now that it […]

75 years of aloha: Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet became a vital force in the shaping of the church in Hawaii

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It took more than pleading to get the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to come to Hawaii. There was also some conscience tugging involved. Hawaii’s Bishop Stephen Alencastre’s 1936 cabled entreaty to the mother superior general in St. Louis, Mo., for “at least six” sisters ended with this guilt-inducing conclusion: “Otherwise obliged to close […]

Hawaii’s CSJs today

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Here, in alphabetical order, are the 27 members of the Hawaii vice province of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet and their current ministries. Two of them live on the Mainland. Sister Catherine Anthony Acain: Prayer and witness and volunteer work, Christ the King Parish, Kahului, Maui Sister Rosita Aranita: Fully retired, living in […]

And who is my (western Pacific) neighbor? Reaching out to Micronesian Catholic immigrants

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Jocelyn Howard, left, and Julie Walsh talk about Micronesian history and culture at a workshop for clergy, Aug. 8 at St. Stephen Diocesan Center. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   People from Micronesia bring a rich measure of devotion and diversity to Hawaii’s Catholic parishes, said two local experts on Micronesian anthropology at a […]

The diocesan savings and loan: A revolving fund seeks to manage church money in the best way possible for the benefit of Isle parishes and schools

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The new St. Damien Church on Molokai. Upgrades to the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. A rectory for St. Rita Church in Nanakuli. These parish building projects and dozens of others have been made possible through financial support from the Parish and School Revolving Fund. Though many parishioners have not heard of this diocesan system of […]

Sacred Hearts novices profess first vows

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From left, Sacred Hearts novices Jeremy Sabugo, Justin Carrigan and Michael Kamauoha stand at the sanctuary of St. Patrick Church in Kaimuki during their profession of first vows, Aug. 10. (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz) Three young men professed their first vows of chastity, poverty and obedience as brothers in the Congregation of the […]