Deacon carried out his ministry ‘in a joyful Christ-like manner’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald “Nothing is more fulfilling, in body and spirit, when you know why you were born,” said Andres “Andy” Calunod before he was ordained a deacon 14 years ago, choosing to serve the sick, dying and hurt as his primary […]
FATHER CHRISTOPHER PATRICK KEAHI | 1937-2021
Sacred Hearts priest’s years of service were vigorous, varied By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Christopher Patrick Keahi, whose long, grateful life as a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts was vigorous and varied, died in Honolulu on Oct. 17 at age 84. He was a religious for 62 years and a […]
Kalaupapa’s Barbara ‘Bobbie’ Marks: ‘I wanted to learn’
By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald Barbara “Bobbie” Marks did not allow her love for learning to be shelved when she suddenly had to leave her cherished Sacred Hearts Academy in Kaimuki in 1946 because she was diagnosed with leprosy. Throughout her many years at Kalaupapa and Hale Mohalu in Pearl City, Barbara was […]
Micronesia’s first native bishop, Bishop Amando Samo, dies
Micronesia’s first native bishop, retired Bishop Amando Samo of the Diocese of the Caroline Islands in the Federated States of Micronesia, died Aug. 7 on Chuuk Island, at age 72. He was a bishop for 34 years. Bishop Samo’s legacy is a “truly Micronesian Church,” said Jesuit missionary to Micronesia Father Francis X. Hezel, a […]
SISTER GIOVANNA MARIE MARCOCCIA, CSJ | 1934-2021
She told her students they were ‘wonderful, loveable and capable’ Lifelong educator Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Giovanna Marie Marcoccia, fondly remembered for telling her students that they were “wonderful, loveable and capable,” died peacefully in Honolulu July 13 after a short illness. She was 87 and had served in Hawaii for 43 years. […]
SISTER STEPHEN MARIE SERRAO, OSF | 1929-2021
‘Journeying with God’ was a blessing for Hilo-born Sister of St. Francis Sister Stephen Marie Serrao, a “Hilo girl” who served as a Catholic school educator for 50 years and is remembered for her “great sense of humor,” died July 6 at age 91 at the Plaza in Kaneohe after a brief illness. She was […]
SISTER DOLORES ROSSO, MM | 1924-2021
Maryknoller’s mission a ‘source of awe, wonder, joy and gratitude’ Maryknoll Sister Dolores Rosso, who served more than 45 years in Hawaii, mostly at Maryknoll School, died July 6 at Maryknoll, New York. As a Maryknoll Sister for 78 years, her personal motto, from St. Paul’s Letter to the Galatians, was, “I live, now not […]
DONALD E. SECOR | 1929-2020
Vicar general’s father set a ‘peacemaker’ example Vicar general Msgr. Gary Secor will finally lay his father to rest exactly one year after he died. Donald E. Secor, a convert to Catholicism who was quietly proud to be the father of a priest, died on July 13, 2020. His funeral, delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, […]
SISTER GEORGENE PERRY, SSCC | 1928-2021
Sacred Hearts sister, teacher, counselor loved the dance of life Here are extended excerpts from the eulogy for Sacred Hearts Sister Georgene Perry, who died May 20 at age 93, by Sacred Hearts Sister Irene Barboza delivered at Sister Georgene’s funeral June 3 in the St. Margaret Mary Chapel at Sacred Hearts Academy. By Sister […]
FATHER RUSSELL J. ROIDE, S.J. | 1938-2021
Jesuit educator served at UH Newman Center Jesuit Father Russell Roide, a member of the U.S. Jesuits’ West Province who served for three years as pastor of the Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish at the University of Hawaii, died peacefully in his sleep on April 13 at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos. He […]
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