Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Book review: Maui man’s reflection on Christian marriage the fruit of his own marital experience

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A Maui man’s book-length meditation on Christian matrimony, inspired by the faltering and recovery of his own 40-plus-year-old marriage, is a work of both spiritual reflection and practical advice for others who are married. The 187-page “Fruits of Cana: A Handbook Reflection on Roman Catholic Marriage,” by Richard A.P. Martelles, examines the many facets of […]

Cathedral Academy May Day program a musical tribute to Molokai’s two saints

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Cathedral Catholic Academy in Nuuanu celebrated May Day with chants and songs honoring Molokai’s two saints —Damien de Veuster and Marianne Cope. The program has enhanced by the beautiful floral arrangements of parent Jill Easely, and a backdrop of a Molokai scene rendered by first grade assistant Wilma Souza and transformed into a wall-size quilt […]

Offertory protections: All Hawaii parishes will be audited soon for compliance with proper collection procedures

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Surprise audits are coming to the Islands’ 66 parishes in an effort by the diocese to ensure that money collected from Mass offertories is being handled securely. According to diocesan finance officer Lisa Sakamoto, representatives from the local firm Acuity will visit each parish “soon” (the diocese is not divulging the schedule) to observe the […]

The hand of God was on me: On his 60th year as a missionary, La Salette Father Rene Bisaillon has tales to tell

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Father Rene Bisaillon, a retired Missionary of our Lady of La Salette in residence at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha, Kauai, missed being listed among those celebrating jubilee years of their religious professions and ordinations in the March 29 Hawaii Catholic Herald. Father “Biz,” as he is affectionately known, came to Hawaii in 1991 after […]

Bishop Silva to lead annual Corpus Christi co-cathedral-to-cathedral street procession

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Bishop Larry Silva on June 2 will lead the diocese’s annual 1.25-mile Corpus Christi procession from the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Kalihi-Palama to the downtown Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace. The observance of the feast, also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ, will begin with […]

To meet the unmeetable needs: Two Punahou grads meet in Taiwan. A conversation about life ensues

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I am from Kailua. Jeff is from Honolulu. Both of us studied at Punahou School and embraced religious life after. I taught in Taiwan back in the 1980s. Jeff will complete in July his first year of teaching at Taiwan’s Fu Jen Catholic University. I came home to minister to the unmet needs in Hawaii; […]

Obituary: Carondelet Sister Julia Marie Acain, of Maui, beloved teacher for 50 years

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Sister Julia Marie Acain, a Maui girl who, with her sister Catherine, joined the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet 60 years ago and enjoyed a long fruitful career in education, died on April 20 in Makawao, Maui. She was 79. Sister Julia Marie was a teacher in California, on Oahu and Maui, and was […]