Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Franciscan Sisters’ celebration continues with Mass

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities welcomed members of the congregation’s leadership team last month as they celebrated 20 years of unity for the Sisters of St. Francis. The sisters marked the occasion during a special Mass July 21 at St. Ann Church in Kaneohe. Franciscan sisters from across […]

SISTER OF CHARITY MARCELIA MAGLINTE / 1939-2024: Kauai native taught in isles and across U.S.

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Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister of Charity Marcelia Maglinte devoted her life to education. Born in Kealia, Kauai, she returned home to the islands in 1985 after spending decades teaching across the mainland and continued her ministry as an educator on Kauai and Maui. Sister Maglinte, 85, died July 4 at Mount Carmel Bluffs in Dubuque, […]

St. Anthony parishioner takes every opportunity to serve

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com For Martha Haleakala, it is quite convenient that she lives so close to her parish, St. Anthony of Padua in Wailuku. The short trip to the church means she can spend more time doing what she loves — living out stewardship as a way of life by serving God and […]

Time and prayer are essential as we work to strengthen our spirituality

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By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com A professor stood at the head of the class with a big glass jar. He put six big rocks in the jar with the rocks up to the edge and then asked his students, “Is the jar full?” They replied, “Yes.” The professor told the students, “No, it’s not.” He […]

Jesuit priest with isle roots celebrates 25th jubilee

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By Jennifer Rector and Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The young boy running across the grounds of St. Elizabeth Church and School in Aiea in the 1980s probably wasn’t thinking about joining the priesthood. Fast forward through grade school at St. Elizabeth, high school years at Damien Memorial School and college life at the […]

Maryknoll sister prepares for final vows

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By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Maryknoll Sister Felista Wanzagi was gently told she was too young when she first expressed her intention to join the Mary­knoll Sisters. Sister Wanzagi was just 11 years old, after all, when she approached the Maryknoll religious in her hometown in Tanzania, a country in east Africa. Sister […]

Bishop Larry Silva: God guides us to the right path

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WITNESS TO JESUS | FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Here is the prepared text of the homily delivered July 6 at St. Marianne Cope Chapel, Honolulu, with the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, and July 7 at Sacred Hearts Church, Lanai, in celebration of confirmation and first Communion. “Do your homework!” “Turn […]