Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

SISTER GRACE MARIE TOM, SSCC |1934-2021

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Honolulu-born missionary was a ‘reflection of God’s tenderness’ By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Grace Marie Tom, a soft-spoken Sacred Hearts Academy graduate with a joyful spirit of adventure who served in missions in Asia for 30 years, died Nov. 9 at age 87 at Straub Medical Center in Honolulu. She was a religious […]

DEACON ANDRES ‘ANDY’ CALUNOD | 1940-2021

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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

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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’

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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

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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

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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

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‘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 […]