When Mary Margaret Gefre’s boyfriend drove her to the train station in their small North Dakota town, the 19-year-old farm girl didn’t tell him where she was headed on that brisk December day, clutching a small bag containing a rosary, her childhood prayer book, a few dresses and a pair of shoes. She was bound […]
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Catholic Charities president says faith requires good works
“Why does Catholic Charities do what it does? Well, we don’t have a choice.” That was the bottom line for Father Larry Snyder, president of Catholic Charities USA, in the opening talk Feb. 19 at the charitable agency’s “Partners in Excellence” conference at the Catholic Charities Hawaii campus in Honolulu. Father Snyder explained his conclusion […]
Kathleen T. Choi: Till death do us part
My grandfather retired from the piano company at age 73, but within months he’d started a new job selling cars. My mother said that Gramma made him go back to work. “She married him,” Mom explained, “for better or worse, but not for lunch.” It’s a cute story, and the sympathy cards I received when […]
Bishop to educators: learn from the past, plant seeds for the future
Catholic educators hold hands praying the Our Father at the educator’s conference, Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. (HCH photos | Darlene Dela Cruz) Bishop Larry Silva urged the hundreds of Oahu’s Catholic school teachers and administrators who gathered Jan. 31 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa for the Annual Conference of […]
Responses to preparatory survey for marriage and family synod
Dec. 29, 2013: Solemnity of the Holy Family To the clergy, religious and lay faithful of the Diocese of Honolulu Dear Sisters and Brothers: Aloha and blessings to you in this New Year! Pope Francis has called for an Extraordinary Synod of Bishops on the topic of “The Pastoral Challenges of the Family in the […]
Health director remembered for her faith, public service
Gov. Neil Abercombie addresses the congregation at the funeral of Loretta Fuddy, Dec. 21, in the co-cathedral. (Photo courtesy of Oswald Bumanglag) The separation of church and state was nowhere to be seen at the Dec. 21 wake and funeral Mass of Loretta Fuddy, the director of the state Department of Health who died […]
Mary Adamski: Battlelines drawn
Stories and images of fighting the enemy to his knees or his death, smiting those who oppose us, making them feel the hurt, are imbedded in our brains, whether you tune into the world news, are a movie buff or play video games. Smash them, thrash them, count the wins, count the bodies. For a […]
Manaolana | Christina Capecchi: Door-to-door seminarian finding new roads
Going door to door to tell strangers about Catholicism and his plan to become a priest had to be the most daunting assignment Neil Bakker had ever received. The 34-year-old from Austin, Minn., had never done anything like it — never gone door to door to sell coupon books or magazine subscriptions, let alone the […]
Pearl City parish starts ministry to the homebound
Our Lady of Good Counsel’s Ohana ministers: front row, from left, Sylvia Lee, Fe Bartolome, Lita Olegario, Msgr. Thaddeus Mercado, Rose Domondon, Dr. Amelia Jacang, Tessie Kalawa, June Casupang and Victor Casupang. Back row: Donna Imbo, Gloria Duro, Bernadette Cabe, Kalo Lilomaiva, Tim Swartz, Kristi Ah Mook Sang, Paia Ah Mook Sang and Julie Cho. […]
Mary Adamski : You don’t have to wait for a special day of the year to express your gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving. Let the celebration begin. You say “What? Wait! A month too early. Wait til the Halloween decorations are down.” But the time to shift into the thanks-giving gear is now. A few experiences in the past weeks were reminders that the season of thanks shouldn’t wait for the arbitrary date selected to mark […]