Sacred Hearts provincial turned Trappist was Molokai’s first native priest By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Trappist Father Harold Kiheipua Meyer, a former provincial of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts who joined the monastic life 50 years ago, died at age 91 on June 26 at the Abbey of Our Lady of New Clairvaux […]
St. Joseph pilgrimage: Built by another carpenter saint
St. Joseph, Kamalo, Molokai The tiny mission on topside Molokai was one of several churches constructed by Father Damien During this “Year of St. Joseph,” why not try and visit one of the St. Joseph churches in Hawaii. This issue’s spotlight is on Molokai’s St. Joseph Mission. Read about St. Joseph, Kaupo, on Maui here. […]
Governor signs bill designating January as Kalaupapa Month
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Imagine if, for the health of the community during an epidemic, you were asked to quarantine, not for 10 days, not for 14 days, not for one year, but for the rest of your life. That is what 8,000 Hawaii citizens were forced to do between 1866 to 1969, […]
Molokai parishioners receive scholarships at Christmas Mass
Two parishioners from St. Damien of Molokai Parish and Missions on Molokai received big gifts at Christmas Eve Mass, Dec. 24, from the pastor administrator Sacred Hearts Father Brian Vince Guerrini. College students Maria Angst and Kayla DeRouin were each awarded a scholarship of $2,500 by the Dr. Anne H. Addington Fund Inc. of New […]
Molokai without Sister Ardis: hard to imagine
Maryknoll Sister says aloha to Friendly Isle after 45 years By Jim Krupa and Paula Scott Special to the Herald Growing up on the Mississippi coast, the sea and adventure were always a part of Sister Ardis Kremer’s life. As the daughter of an engineer running a boatbuilding business, being outdoors was natural. She loved […]