Hawaii Catholic Herald Charles “Chuck” E. Furr lived life with “one foot in heaven,” said Bishop Larry Silva, in describing the exceptional layman who died Oct. 8 at his home in Kailua at age 86. Bishop Silva presided at Furr’s funeral Oct. 17 at St. Anthony Church, Furr’s home parish. “God blessed him with a […]
Kailua parishioner donates valuable St. Pio artifacts to national center
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Few people know more about St. Pio of Pietrelcina, popularly known as Padre Pio, the 20th century Italian stigmatic Capuchin priest who was canonized by St. John Paul II in 2002, than St. Anthony, Kailua, parishioner Chuck Furr. That’s because Furr is the nephew and former guardian of the […]