The St. Joseph Feast, the annual three-day festival for St. Joseph Church in Makawao, Maui, May 1-2, will feature great food and entertainment, plus games for the kids and auctions for the adults. The event is 6-10 p.m. on May 1; 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on May 2; and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on May 3. Food […]
Year of Consecrated life: Parish schedule, April and May
Year of Consecrated life Nov. 30, 2014 – Feb. 2, 2016 Come and see! Coming to your parish and school! The Diocese of Honolulu is sending a special display celebrating the religious life to every parish and school in Hawaii through the Year of Consecrated Life. Here is the schedule for the next few weeks. […]
Maui robotics team headed for international stage
In its debut year, Wailuku’s St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School robotics program is already headed for the big time. Its 12-student team of 10th through 12th graders has earned spots to compete this month in the world finals in St. Louis, Mo., and this summer in the international invitational competitions in Sydney, Australia. They are […]
Catholic community of Kailua-Kona dedicates first new church in 160 years
Above, a view of St. Michael Church from outside the property on Alii Drive, before the March 25 blessing and dedication Mass. (HCH photos by Darlene Dela Cruz) “It’s beautiful!” A young girl stood in awe with her family in front of St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, March […]
Photo: Valley Isle music and arts
Composer Joe Camacho dances the hula at the annual Valley Isle Liturgy and Arts Conference (VILAC) at St. Anthony Parish and School in Wailuku March 20-21. Other presenters included composers Marty Haugen and Tony Alonso, accompanied by Joe Farias, Paulette Ching, and Faith Leasiolagi. Sissy Lake-Farm and Toni Bissen demonstrated the art of the hula. […]
Molokai church’s new mosaics depict four ‘lives’ of St. Damien
In 2011, Sacred Heart Father Clyde Guerrero was in the homestretch of the construction of the long-awaited St. Damien Church on Molokai at the center of the island’s main town of Kaunakakai where he was pastor. He knew of the beautiful mosaic art of Sacred Hearts Sister Dorothy Santos and asked her if she would […]
New Kona church, mirroring the old, to be dedicated March 25
The front of St. Michael Church in Kailua-Kona under construction March 1. At right is the preserved landmark coral grotto built in 1940. (Courtesy photo by Walter Bacxa) The resemblance is intentional, pastor Father Konelio Faletoi said of the new St. Michael Church that has emerged on Alii Drive in the heart of Kailua-Kona and […]
What’s Father carrying in his car trunk?
Baggage. Who amongst us can get away without carrying some? Whether it’s physical stuff that weighs us down or emotional attachments that are our burden, Lent is a good time to reflect on what we carry around with us. Sometimes what you haul along are the necessary tools of service. Last month, when I was […]
HOPE Services mentorship program helps former inmates return to community
HOPE Services Hawaii, a Catholic non-profit organization based on the Big Island that combats homelessness, has launched a program in partnership with the Department of Public Safety to help recently released Hawaii Island prisoners transition back into the community. The two-year pilot “Mentoring” program will provide support, mentorship and skills training for 50 adult male […]
The way of a cross
Photos by Walter Bacxa Special to the Herald It’s been more than seven years since an earthquake revealed severe damage to St. Michael Church in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, requiring the tearing down of the 157-year-old structure. Now, its parishioners are eagerly anticipating the completion of a new church and are getting a look […]
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