How was he chosen? What are his primary duties? How long will he stay? By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald His appointment is first announced in the bishop’s “official notices” in the Hawaii Catholic Herald. Then, customarily on July 1, the new pastor, unelected, mysteriously picked, moves into his assigned parish. After he has settled […]
FATHER DAVID O. TRAVERS, SJ | 1934-2020
Former Navy chaplain served 16 years as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jesuit Father David O. Travers, who served as pastor of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in Honolulu’s Ala Moana district for 16 years, died June 14 in the Jesuits’ Campion Health and Wellness center in Weston, […]
Bolt of lightning a blessing for Oahu country parish
Story and photos by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Not many people would consider having their home struck by lightning a blessing, but that is how the pastor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Waikane, Capuchin Franciscan Father Paulo Kosaka describes it. “We were the only church on the island […]