By Father Pat Killilea, SSCC Special to the Herald The chatter of excited voices was momentarily hushed, then broke into loud cheers and applause as he entered McVeigh Hall, weighed down by numerous leis and topped by a colorful hat. The setting compared with the aftermath of the Super Bowl when Patrick Mahomes of the […]
‘More than just young at heart’
John Arruda, 95, accepted and overcame the heavy price of Hansen’s disease to live a long, fulfilling life By Valerie Monson Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald From a bench on the old sampan idling in the bay, John Arruda stared at what was about to become his new home: the Kalaupapa peninsula. It was […]
