Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Sister Ana Celestial, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena: Whatever God wants

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald After leaving Hawaii in 1990 after 18 years of teaching in the classroom and being a school principal on Kauai and Oahu, I ministered in the Philippines, New Jersey and North Carolina for 26 more. In each place, I would always tell […]

Photo: 75th anniversary celebration

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The Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians celebrated the 75th anniversary of their order on Oct. 24 with a Mass and potluck at their Aiea convent. Pictured from left, are Sister Marykutty Kottuppallil, Sister Lucinda Salboro, Sister Meristella Umdor and Sister Ruth Zonunthari. (Photo courtesy of Marie Tokuda-Wong)

After 26-year absence, Dominican Sisters of Siena return to Kauai

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By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Like the delicious tang of lilikoi in Hamura Saimin’s lilikoi pie that lingers after the eating, Dominican Sister of St. Catherine of Siena Ana Celestial could not forget her rich experience of ministry on Kauai. Nor could Aileen Farias of Immaculate Conception Parish in Lihue let […]

Sister Maria Dina Danos, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Prayer as a bank deposit

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Prayer is like a gift from God. I remember learning how to pray when I was in the third grade. I wasn’t taught by my parents or teachers how to pray, it just happened. Later in high school, I always made it […]

Brother Salvador (Buddy) J. Yanzon, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: Nothing for me

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Brother, why is your garden so beautiful?” parishioners sometimes ask me while seeing me at work in the gardens surrounding the church. Turning down the volume to the music playing on the radio I have carried there, or to where I am […]

Sister Jovita Agustin, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Sister Amazing Grace

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Once, I remember as I made my rounds at St. Francis Hospital West, a patient getting ready for surgery said to me, “Sister, you don’t have to pray over me, I am an atheist.” I replied, “That’s all right.” We then started […]

Maui parish welcomes new religious order

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By Mary Rosenthal Special to the Herald The Catholic community of Lahaina, Maui, welcomed two sisters of a religious order new to Hawaii, the Missionary Sisters of Faith, who will work in Maria Lanakila Parish and the parish’s Sacred Hearts School. A third sister is expected in December. The two sisters are Sister Roviesa Orias […]

Obituary: Brother Leo (Odon) Vendiola, SS.CC. | 1930-2016

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Lay brother served his community as a maintenance person, driver Brother Leo (Odon) Vendiola, who served as a driver and maintenance worker for the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, died June 11 at Leahi Hospital in Honolulu. He was 85 and a religious brother for 58 years. Reflecting on his religious […]