The final scene in Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites” has been described as one of the most dramatic moments in opera repertoire. “You’re going to feel like someone punched you in the gut,” said Karen Tiller, executive director of Hawaii Opera Theatre which is bringing the opera to Hawaii for the first time next […]
Hawaii priest population steady, thanks to stream of foreign clergy
Bishop Larry Silva has maintained about the same number of priests in active ministry that he inherited when he arrived in the Islands in 2005 mostly by bringing in clergy from other countries, according to the new “Directory of the Catholic Church in Hawaii.” The 2013 directory lists 117 diocesan and religious order priests in […]
Haiku, Maui, parish finally owns land under its church
It has taken almost 100 years, but the Catholics of Haiku, Maui, finally own the land under their church. According to Marlene De Costa, the director of the diocesan Land Asset Management Office, the Takaichi Miyamoto Estate on Dec. 31 sold to the Diocese of Honolulu the north Maui property on which St. Rita Church […]
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