Wisconsin priest established Hawaii’s Benedictine monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Benedictine Father Michael Sawyer, the leader of the group that in 1984 founded Hawaii’s only Benedictine monastery, died at Hale O Meleana in Honolulu on Easter morning April 17. He had just turned 97 and had been in religious life 74 years. He […]
Benedictine abbey drawing more and more young women
By Karen Pulfer Focht Catholic News Service GOWER, Mo. — Breaking the silence, the sisters breathed deeply. Then with ever so much control, they started singing in perfect unison. Without a word being spoken, the sisters intuitively knew what Mother Cecilia, their prioress, was calling forth from them. Sweet harmonies filled the church as these […]
Sister Celeste Cabral elected superior of Hawaii Benedictines
Kailua-raised prioress plans to introduce elements of her native Hawaiian culture into the life of the monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Thirty-five years after its founding in Hawaii, the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, Oahu, has elected an island-born sister to lead the community. The three female and two male Benedictine members unanimously chose […]
Brother Scott Whittaker, OSB, Benedictines: When the bell rings
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald At the heart of the spiritual life, according to both St. Teresa of Avila and St. Benedict of Nursia, obedience and humility should be above everything else. So, when the bell rings in the monastery, one should put down everything and run, […]
Obituary: SISTER ANN CIC, OSB | 1929-2017
Benedictine served her monastery as sacristan, bookstore manager, spiritual director Benedictine Sister Ann Cic, who came to the Benedictine Monastery of Hawaii in Waialua a dozen years ago, died Oct. 24 after two weeks in hospice care in Wahiawa. She was 88 and a professed religious for 66 years. Before her illness, Sister Anne served […]