Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Viriditas: Sister Fidelia Villa, Sisters of St. Paul of Chartres

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Rediscovering faith, discovering purpose God works in so many ways. I see him in everything. Without a personal relationship with God, to whom could I run? Of course, God sends people to help me. However, when I wrestle with him like Jacob, sometimes he wins, and sometimes I do. I complain of course, but I […]

Obituary: Maryknoll Sister Mary Elizabeth Driscoll, missioner for 70 years, taught in Hawaii

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Maryknoll Sister Mary Elizabeth Driscoll, who taught in Catholic grade schools for a decade in post-war Hawaii, died peacefully on Oct. 2 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. She was 90. She had celebrated 70 years as a Maryknoll Sister on Sept. 7. Hawaii was Sister Mary Elizabeth’s first assignment as a Maryknoll […]

Obituary: Marianist Father Gerald Pleva served his last assignment at St. Anthony, Maui

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Father Gerald (Jerry) Pleva, who served the last assignment of his long life as a Marianist brother and priest at St. Anthony Church on Maui, died Sept. 25, in San Antonio, Texas. He was 74 with 55 years of religious profession. Father Pleva was a teacher, counselor, campus minister and pastor. He held three master’s […]

Photo: Visiting officials

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Bishop Larry Silva met Sept. 24 with the general government team for the Sisters of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, who were visiting the Islands in their first trip to the U.S. Joining them at the diocesan chancery were local Sacred Hearts Sisters Helene Wood, furthest right, and Regina Mary […]

Photo: Leadership and associates

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The mother general of the Sacred Hearts Sisters, visiting from Rome with the congregation’s four councilors, were welcomed by Hawaii’s Sacred Hearts Associates and secular branch at the Regina Pacis Convent in Kaimuki on Sept. 29. A very nice reception was enjoyed by all. (Photo courtesy of Linda Jose)

Obituary: For 23 years, Jesuit Father Bernard Cassidy served Hawaii in hospital, hospice ministry

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Jesuit Father Bernard F. Cassidy, who first worked in Hawaii as a young electrical engineer returning later as a priest to serve in hospital and hospice ministry for 23 years, died Sept. 15 in Regis Infirmary at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, Calif. A Jesuit since 1954, he celebrated his 50th anniversary […]

November’s a four-star anniversary month for Sisters of St. Francis

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Hawaii’s Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities better start stocking up on cake candles. They are going to need a lot of them with all the anniversaries they’ll be celebrating shortly. November is a quadruple-header month, marking St. Marianne’s 175th birthday, the 130th anniversary of the sisters arrival in Hawaii, the 125th anniversary […]