Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Obituary: Brother Charles M. Kaahanui, SS.CC. | 1943-2016

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‘Working’ brother loved landscaping Molokai’s many church properties Lay Brother Charles Mahealani Kaahanui, who belonged to a six-member community of his Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary on topside Molokai, died in Wailuku, Maui, on July 27. He was 73 and a religious brother for 48 years. According to news reports, the […]

Sister Gioan Linh Nguyen, Daughters of St. Paul: The grace of the moment

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Before one elevated feast day, I remember gathering with the youth and young adults of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace to clean the cathedral. Underneath the pews we found a lot of gum which we were then tasked with scraping […]

Photo: New leadership for Sisters of St. Francis

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The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities elected a new leadership team at their July general chapter gathering in Syracuse, New York. The team members are, pictured from left, Sister Donna Zwigart, general councilor, Sister Jeanne Weisbeck, general councilor, Sister Barbara Jean Donovan, general minister, Sister Pamela Conte, general councilor, Sister Patricia Larkin, […]

‘The Innocents’

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Film about Benedictine nuns violated by Russian soldiers after WWII called a story of hope amid darkness By Allana Haynes Catholic News Service WASHINGTON — Anne Fontaine, director of “Coco Before Chanel” and “Gemma Bovery,” released her most recent work, “The Innocents,” about a group of Benedictine nuns in Warsaw, Poland, raped by soldiers after […]

Maui’s first Carondelet was a teacher, housing service provider, ‘wisdom figure’

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SISTER ROSE DAMIEN MALABON, CSJ | 1932-2016 By Sister Sara Sanders, CSJ Special to the Herald Maui-born Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet Rose Damien Malabon, a life-long elementary school teacher who also worked as a live-in volunteer service provider at Kalihi Valley Homes and Punchbowl Homes in Honolulu, died June 29 at age 84 […]

Sister Estelita Jamelo, Dominican Sister of the Most Holy Rosary: The smiles of God’s grace

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When I first arrived in Hawaii in 1991 from the Philippines, I struggled with the English language. People used to speak so fast that I could not understand them. Whenever they talked to me, I needed to translate it into my native […]

Sister sisters

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Dorothy Santos (right) followed a religious calling close to home. Tomboy Cecelia Santos, lit with missionary fire, wanted to go to China Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Sacred Hearts Sister Dorothy Santos and Maryknoll Sister Cecelia Santos are blood sisters who grew up on a ranch in up-country Makawao, Maui. […]

Photo: Franciscan officers chosen

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The Secular Franciscan Regional Fraternity of Hawaii recently celebrated its tri-annual election of officers at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Visitors from the national fraternity observed the elections and gave encouraging talks about our Franciscan way of life. The Hawaii region has six fraternities, two on Oahu, two on the Big Island […]

Father Thomas Choo, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The prayer of the sigh

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald There is a story of a person who was rushing to finish work and everything else in order to get to the mosque on time for prayer. Unfortunately, he still arrived late and wasn’t able to participate in the service. In great […]