Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

HAWAII’S 2021 JUBILARIANS

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HAWAII’S 2021 JUBILARIANS “God, our Father, guide of humanity and ruler of creation, look upon these your servants, who wish to confirm their offering of themselves to you. As the years pass by, help them to enter more deeply into the mystery of the church and to dedicate themselves more generously to the good of […]

Maui-born Sister of Social Service dies in California of COVID-19

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald There is a small but significant subset of people born and raised in Hawaii who move to the mainland where they enter the religious life as priests, sisters and brothers, living a life of service of which folks back home are mostly unaware. One such person was Sister Susan […]

Sister Susan Miriam Wolf, Daughters of St. Paul: Morning ritual

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Divine Heart of Jesus, I offer You through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Mother of the Church, in union with the Eucharistic sacrifice, my prayers, actions, joys and sufferings of this day. (Morning Offering) From the time I wake up in the […]

Father Robert Ni Ni, Missionaries of Faith: From Loikaw to Lahaina

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Situated in the eastern part of the majorly Buddhist country of Myanmar is a small state called Kayah State. The capital of this mountainous and hilly state is Loikaw. The Diocese of Loikaw is the only in the state and the smallest […]

Father Christopher Patrick Keahi, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: The privilege of working for God

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald God has given me the energy by which I can continue to do his work on earth. He has allowed me the privilege of continuing my ministry for his sake. When I was very small, my parents divorced. I was only three […]

Sister Ardis Kramer, Maryknoll Sisters: Mississippi to Molokai

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald A sense of mission runs unconsciously deep through my family heritage. My father was Luxembourger, while my mother was French and Spanish. My mom’s mother was Spanish from the de Guzman line in Caleruega. We share the same blood as St. Dominic […]

Sister Jane Frances Leandro, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts: ‘God, you got to help me’

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald God waited until I was in my 50s and then he had his great laugh when I was asked to go on my first mission. People may say that it was old fashioned to be asked and go at my age. However, […]

Sister Celeste Cabral elected superior of Hawaii Benedictines

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Kailua-raised prioress plans to introduce elements of her native Hawaiian culture into the life of the monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Thirty-five years after its founding in Hawaii, the Benedictine Monastery in Waialua, Oahu, has elected an island-born sister to lead the community. The three female and two male Benedictine members unanimously chose […]