Maryknoll Sister Leonila Bermisa, the Hawaii lawyer who joined the missionary order in 1982 from Our Lady of the Mount Parish in Kalihi Valley to serve for many years in the Philippines, died in Manila on Feb. 28 at age 64. She was a Maryknoll Sister for 30 years. She had been battling cancer. Sister […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: March 1, 2013
By the time you read this, quiztastics, our beloved Pope Benedict XVI will have just stepped down from the pontificate. In honor of his service as the Holy Father, I’ve created a quiz to test your knowledge on our now-former pope. Enjoy. (Hint: If you’re stumped on any of the questions, see the extensive bio […]
Official Notices: March 1, 2013
Bishop’s Calendar March 1, 9:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation Bagels with Bishop, St. Joseph School, Hilo. March 2-3, Parish Episcopal Visitation, Annunciation Parish, Waimea. March 3, 8:30 am, Young Ladies Institute Mass and Luncheon, St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Kailua and Kaneohe Marine Corps Base Officers Club. [Fr. Gary Secor] March 5, 9:00 am, Diocesan […]
Photo: Legion of Mary annual function
Active and auxiliary members of Our Lady Daughter of St. Ann Praesidium of the Legion of Mary pose for a group photo in Kin Wah Chinese Restaurant in Kaneohe on Feb. 9 after their Annual Auxiliary Function at which they thanked their 36 auxiliaries and praying members for their prayers and support. At the function, […]
Photo: Good works and Marianist ways
Chaminade University honored three extraordinary people whose good works have not gone unnoticed in a special service Feb. 11 in Mystical Rose Oratory. From left: Senior Dominique Bocanegra received the Founder’s Award, which honors a Chaminade student whose generosity and spirit of faith exhibits a continuous commitment to Marianist values. Marianist Brother Jerry Bommer, Chaminade’s […]
Two Maryknoll Sisters, former Hawaii teachers, mark 75th anniversaries
Two Maryknoll Sisters who served for decades in Hawaii marked their 75th anniversaries of religious life last month at the Maryknoll Sisters Center, near Ossining, N.Y. Sister Eugenie Therese Courtright and Sister Leona Michiels, both of whom taught in Hawaii schools in the Islands’ pre- and post-statehood days, celebrated their milestones at a Mass in […]
Bishop urges ‘greater effort’ by parishes to offer Penance during Lent
Seventeen Hawaii parishes have responded to Bishop Larry Silva’s request to make the Sacrament of Penance more available to parishioners during Lent, according to the diocesan Office of Worship. “During this Year of Faith, one of the great gifts that we need to make even more available to our people is the Sacrament of Penance,” […]
Bishop to lead Alaska ‘cruise of reflection and renewal’
Bishop Larry Silva, who has led pilgrimages to canonizations in Rome and to the Holy Land, this year will lead an “Alaskan Cruise of Reflection and Renewal” with Hawaii’s deacons, Aug. 9-18. But you don’t have to be a deacon to sign up for the tour, which is being coordinated by Seawind Tours & Travel, […]
Married 77 years! Angelino and Eva Ronquilio of Aiea
The Feb. 1 issue of the Hawaii Catholic Herald reported Worldwide Marriage Encounter’s choice of Joseph and Helen Vierra of Waimanalo as Hawaii’s longest married couple for 2013. The Vierras recently celebrated their 75th anniversary and were nominated for the annual Worldwide Marriage Encounter contest. As it turns out, another Catholic couple in Aiea also […]
Official Notices: Feb. 15, 2013
Bishop’s Calendar February 15, 8:00 am, Augustine Educational Foundation (AEF) Bagels with Bishop, Damien Memorial School, Kalihi; 10:00 am, All Diocesan Staff Meeting, St. Stephen Diocesan Center (SSDC) Kaneohe; 11:30 am, Lenten Mass with Diocesan Staff followed by lunch, SSDC Chapel. February 16, 11:00 am, Vocations Luncheon for East Hawaii Vicariate, please contact the Office […]
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