By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Mary, Star of the Sea Parish and Schools will close out their diamond jubilee year with a trio of Masses celebrating the past, present and future, leading up to a special 8:15 a.m. Sunday liturgy Aug. 28 followed by the burying of a time capsule to be opened when […]
Delivering dignity, compassion, justice
Catholic Charities Hawaii, the island church’s primary social service agency, turns 75 this month By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald When Daryl Lynn Davalos was a teen in the late 1960s, her family went to Catholic Social Services on Oahu for family counseling. She remembers waiting in the lobby after an appointment and seeing a […]
Catholic Charities Hawaii: 75 years of charity timeline
75 years of charity Source: Catholic Charities Hawaii 1859 The Catholic Weomen’s Aid Society, later to be known as the Catholic Women’s Guild, helps immigrant plantation workers adjust to life in Hawaii by providing food, clothing and medical aid. 1921 Laymen form the Columbus Welfare Association (CWA) promote activities for the general welfare of the […]