For eight decades, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet helped shape the modern church in Hawaii By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It took some pleading in 1936 from Hawaii’s Bishop Stephen Alencastre to get the mother superior of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in St. Louis, Missouri, to send sisters to […]
Kristina DeNeve: Joining the community
Diocesan adult faith formation coordinator Kristina DeNeve is entering the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in the fall By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Though Kristina DeNeve says she has considered a vocation to the religious life on and off since she was a child, it was not until a few years ago […]
80th anniversary in Hawaii: Pioneer Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet
Sister Adele Marie Lemon A prolific writer with a free spirit Sister Adele Marie Lemon, 1901-2006, was born Isabelle Mary in Arizona to a Mexican Catholic mother and a father with no religion. She was a self-described free-spirited “wild” child who once played hooky for an entire year rather than go to the school her […]
Hawaii Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to celebrate 80 years in Islands with Mass
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet will commemorate the 80th anniversary of their arrival in the islands with a 10:30 a.m. Mass, Aug. 25, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, celebrated by Bishop Larry Silva. A reception will follow in the parish hall. In 1938, nine Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet came […]
SISTER RUTH MARGARET RAUPP, CSJ | 1921-2018: Carondelet sister served as superior here 6 years
Sister Ruth Margaret Raupp, a sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet who served as the superior of her congregation’s Hawaii vice-province for six years in the 1990s, died Jan. 29 at Nazareth Living Center in St. Louis, Missouri. She was 96 and a religious for 71 years. Sister Ruth Margaret spent most of her religious […]
Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet invite students, partners, friends to Founder’s Day anniversary Mass
By Sister Roselani Enomoto, CSJ Special to the Herald Come one, come all! The Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet invite former students, colleagues, partners in mission, relatives and friends to celebrate with them their Founders’ Day anniversary in thanksgiving for their 79 years of presence, witness and ministry in Hawaii. Join them in thanking […]
Sister Jean Larm, Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet: The joy of housekeeping
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald For the most part of my life, I have been a teacher. I really love teaching in the elementary grades such as at St. Theresa School. However, as needs arise, we keep adjusting to meet those transitions. Thus, I later became a […]
Maui’s first Carondelet was a teacher, housing service provider, ‘wisdom figure’
SISTER ROSE DAMIEN MALABON, CSJ | 1932-2016 By Sister Sara Sanders, CSJ Special to the Herald Maui-born Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Rose Damien Malabon, a life-long elementary school teacher who also worked as a live-in volunteer service provider at Kalihi Valley Homes and Punchbowl Homes in Honolulu, died June 29 at age 84 […]
Sister Rose Miriam Schillinger, CSJ | 1927-2015: Lifelong educator served Oahu schools for 40 years
Sister Rose Miriam Schillinger, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past 70 years who served four decades in Catholic Schools on Oahu, died July 2 at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham, N.Y. She was 88. Sister Rose Miriam was a dedicated educator: a kind, effective teacher and an affirming, respected principal. […]
Memorial Mass scheduled here for Sister Jeanne Anne Collis
A memorial Mass for Sister Jeanne Anne Collis, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet who served Hawaii for 32 years, will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m., May 9, in the Mystical Rose Chapel on the Chaminade-St. Louis Campus in Honolulu. She was assigned to Hawaii from the 1960s to the 1990s, working as an […]
