Hawaii Catholic Herald The remains of St. Marianne Cope are on the move again, but this time the distance they are traveling is much shorter than their initial exhumation in 2005. Twenty-one years ago, St. Marianne’s bones were removed from her grave in Kalaupapa and sent to Syracuse, New York, to reside in a shrine […]
Archbishop of Santa Fe is next Marianist Lecture speaker
Archbishop John C. Wester’s talk Oct. 12 will focus on the danger of nuclear weapons Archbishop John C. Wester has led the Santa Fe archdiocese for the past decade after serving in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Diocese of Salt Lake City. (Courtesy photo) Hawaii Catholic Herald Archbishop John C. Wester of the […]
Photo: Prayers for a successful year
Chaminade University of Honolulu held a welcome Mass for new students and their families Aug. 24, followed by “Brunch with the Brothers” in their on-campus residence, Hale Malia. Families enjoyed meeting the Marianist brothers and learning more about Chaminade’s Marianist history and legacy. Classes began Aug. 25. Above, Marianist Father Chris Wittmann, director of campus […]
Reflection: Marianists embody ohana in faith and mission
By Anthony SelvanathanSpecial to the Herald This reflection is appearing in the Hawaii Catholic Herald on Sept. 12 — the same day the church celebrates the feast of the Most Holy Name of Mary, the patronal solemnity of the Society of Mary, also known as the Marianists. For more than 140 years, the Marianists have […]
Educators pray, connect at year-opening Mass
Hundreds of educators from Catholic schools statewide filled St. Ann Church in Kaneohe Aug. 2 for the annual Mass of the Holy Spirit. (Celia K. Downes / Hawaii Catholic Herald) Keynote speakers from Hawaii and California focus on artificial intelligence in schools Hawaii Catholic Herald While their students enjoyed a day off from class, educators […]
Learn about spiritual direction in workshop presented by Chaminade University
Hawaii Catholic Herald Chaminade University of Honolulu will host a workshop next month that aims to help participants develop a deeper understanding of spirituality and how to incorporate it into their lives. “Introduction to Spiritual Direction” will take place over five three-hour sessions from June 16-20 (including the Juneteenth federal holiday). The noncredit course, which […]
Marianist Brother James Joseph Christiana / 1952-2025: Longtime Chaminade educator had ‘a brilliant mind’
Special to the Herald Marianist Brother James Joseph Christiana, who professed his perpetual vows in Hawaii 32 years ago and then taught at Chaminade University of Honolulu, died April 5 in St. Louis, Missouri, at age 72. He was 34 years professed, taking his first vows in August 1990 at the Marianist Provincial Residence in […]
Chaminade University welcomes new deacon formation cohort
Hawaii Catholic Herald Married men (and their wives) and single men who enter the Diocese of Honolulu’s permanent deacon formation program spend five years intensely preparing for the new role they will hold as an ordained minister of the church. Part of that preparation includes studying for and earning a permanent diaconate education certificate, which […]
Photo: Schools celebrate historic bridge
Saint Louis School, Chaminade University of Honolulu, Sacred Hearts Academy and the Marianist Center of Hawaii came together Feb. 7 to mark the 100th anniversary of the Palolo Stream Bridge, which Marianist Brother Dennis Schmitz of the Marianist Center called a powerful connection between the world and Kalaepohaku, the hill that both Chaminade and Saint […]
Theological ethics expert to speak at Chaminade
Hawaii Catholic Herald An expert in theological ethics will speak next month at Chaminade University of Honolulu as part of the university’s Marianist Lecture Series. Jesuit Father James Keenan, who at Boston College is vice provost of global engagement, director of the Jesuit Institute and the Canisius Chair, will present “Learning from Grief: Epiphany in […]