By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald There are many to thank. As I prepare to hand over my job to a new editor March 1, the emotions running through me are many and mixed, but foremost is gratitude. I am truly grateful for the years of unconditional support of my late wife Cathryn, my loving […]
Jerry Rauckhorst: Man of mission and values
Jerry Rauckhorst, who brought unity and identity to Catholic Charities Hawaii, retires after 21 years at the helm By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Jerry Rauckhorst, the man who oversaw the transformation of Catholic Charities Hawaii into a unified, mission-driven organization with a renewed Catholic identity, has retired. But he is not going away, not […]
Poor or rich, we need each other
An interview with Thomas Awiapo of Ghana, the CRS Global Solidarity Coordinator By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Thomas Awiapo’s conversation kept coming back to that “little snack,” as he fiddled with a little cardboard box, the well-known Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl. The CRS Global Solidarity Coordinator, who works in his home country of […]
Aloha, Kathleen
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Hawaii Catholic Herald is losing one of its beloved voices. With this issue, Kathleen Choi ends her column “In Little Ways.” She explains her decision in her final column, right, so I won’t repeat it here. I respect it and understand it. Nevertheless, it’s a sad development. She […]
St. Patrick piano teacher celebrates 60 years in Catholic schools
Sacred Hearts Sister Anne Marie Tamanaha, herself confined to a wheelchair, received a standing ovation from 700 fellow teachers and school administrators for her six-decade career in education at the Annual Conference for Catholic School Educators Mass Feb. 5 in the Sacred Hearts Academy gym.
Obituary: Deacon Sidney J. Townsley | 1924-2016
Sidney Joseph Townsley, who once said his “main joy” as a deacon was bringing people into the Catholic faith through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults, died in Honolulu on Jan. 26 at the age of 91. He was a deacon for 29 years.
Vocation must be ‘about Christ,’ homilist says of the consecrated life
“Our vocation is not about us,” the homilist told the 150-or-so religious sisters, brothers and priests gathered for Mass the morning of Feb. 6 in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa in Honolulu. “Our vocation is about Christ.”
Obituary: Deacon Luciano ‘Shiano’ Pius | 1949-2016
Chuukese Deacon Luciano “Shiano” Pius, one of a group of Micronesian permanent deacons welcomed by Bishop Larry Silva over the past decade to serve in Hawaii, died on Jan. 14 at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. He was 67 and a deacon for 13 years.
Congregational conflict
The Hawaii public learned something about Catholic religious life in the furor over the decision to move 24 Sisters of St. Francis from their convent in Manoa to a private, secular assisted living facility — that the sisters answer to a higher authority beyond Hawaii (besides God).
Bishop’s Circle campaign has larger goal this year
The Bishop’s Circle appeal, the diocesan fundraising campaign that seeks primarily larger donations to fund certain central diocesan operations, launched its third year with the first request letters going out this month.
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