Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Ewa Beach native a member of new U.S.A. Marianist provincial council

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The 300-member Marianist Province of the United States installed its new provincial council, an eight-member leadership body, last month. The Marianists sponsor Chaminade University of Honolulu and Saint Louis School in Honolulu as well as St. Anthony Parish and St. Anthony Junior-Senior High School in Wailuku. The new council includes Marianist Brother Dennis Bautista who […]

Sister Margaret Timothy Sato, Daughters of St. Paul: Finding strength through the ‘visit’

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If we look around, almost everyone in the world has a phone in their hands, watches television, and listens to music or the radio. As the culture of communication permeates life, more so is there a need for an apostolate where we can reach people in and through the media. I firmly believe that I […]

Sister Rose Miriam Schillinger, CSJ | 1927-2015: Lifelong educator served Oahu schools for 40 years

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Sister Rose Miriam Schillinger, a Sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet for the past 70 years who served four decades in Catholic Schools on Oahu, died July 2 at St. Joseph’s Provincial House in Latham, N.Y. She was 88. Sister Rose Miriam was a dedicated educator: a kind, effective teacher and an affirming, respected principal. […]

Father William F. Breault, SJ | 1926-2015: Frequent isle visitor was an artist, author

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Jesuit Father William F. Breault, an artist, author, archivist and teacher who spent many summers during the 1960s and 1970s assisting at St. John Vianney Parish in Kailua, died June 29, at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center, Los Gatos. He was 88. According to vicar general Father Gary Secor, Father Breault came to Hawaii in the […]

Pope Francis’ Year of Consecrated Life is reaching every parish, mission and school in Hawaii

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Miriam Ocampo, top, checks out the Year of Consecrated Life traveling exhibit after the 7 a.m. Mass at Immaculate Conception Church in Ewa, June 21. Miram’s husband Jonathan is presently a candidate in the diocese’s deacon formation program.  (HCH photo | Darlene Dela Cruz)   “Who are the consecrated people? You, them and myself.” Sister […]

Father Michael G. Scully, Society of Jesus: Contemplative and active

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Before coming to Hawaii, I taught in schools included Jesuit High in Sacramento, Bellarmine Preparatory School in San Jose and Loyola High in Los Angeles. During that time I spent a year teaching at a seminary in East Africa. When I was teaching I, like most Jesuits who are not assigned to parishes, would go […]