Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Retirement collection benefits elderly sisters, brothers, religous order priests

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The annual Retirement Fund for Religious collection will be held Dec. 8-9 in the Diocese of Honolulu. Last year, Hawaii parishioners gave $107,756.19 to the collection. Among the local beneficiaries of the collection this year was the Carmelite Monastery in Kaneohe. The national appeal is coordinated by the National Religious Retirement Office in Washington. The […]

Hawaii-born Jesuit named president of theology school in Taiwan

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  By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Honolulu-born Jesuit Father Jeffrey Chang has been named head of the Catholic Church’s school of theology in Taiwan. His appointment as president and dean of the Fu Jen Faculty of Theology of St. Robert Bellarmine was approved by the Vatican’s Congregation for Catholic Education and […]

Serra hosts appreciation lunch for religious

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The Serra Club of Honolulu will host its 26th annual appreciation luncheon for consecrated religious brothers and sisters on Saturday, Oct. 20, at the Blessed Sacrament Church parish hall in Pauoa Valley. The event begins with fellowship at 11:30 a.m. followed by lunch at noon. Dress is casual. Serra Club President Jack Kampfer said that […]

A fire enkindled once again

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The arrival of five Carmelite sisters from the Philippines will enable the re-founding of Hawaii’s monastery By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Carmelite Sister Mary Bernard Tescam’s Sept. 10 email to Bishop Larry Silva had good news. “Peace! Your dream for Hawaii Carmel is slowly coming true by the grace of God.” The message from […]

Seven from Hong Kong founded original Carmel

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Hawaii’s Carmelite sisters came from Hong Kong to the Islands in 1973 at the invitation of Bishop John J. Scanlan. There were seven — Mother Mary Agnes Tse, Sister Mary Angel Wong, Sister Mary Caroline Chow, Sister Teresita Tam, Sister Agnes Marie Wong, Sister Marie Tang and Sister Agnella Iu. The Carmelites founded Carmel of […]

SISTER M. JEANETTE JOAQUIN, OSF |1927-2018

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Lifetime as a Sister of St. Francis were ‘years of love’ Sister M. Jeanette Joaquin, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who spent decades teaching elementary school before serving in Hawaii parishes and in other ministries, died Sept. 12 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 91 […]

Sister Shu Chen Wu, Maryknoll Sisters: Stepping beyond fear

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald One day I was reading the Hawaii Catholic Herald looking for a ministry to get involved in. I was new to Hawaii and did not know anyone yet. There was one article looking for volunteers, but the list of requirements was quite […]

Father George Cerniglia, Society of Mary (Marianists): From feeding cows to pastoring sheep

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING As a scholastic with the Society of Mary, we lived about 15 minutes away from the University of Dayton in Ohio where we attended classes. On the property was a farm run by the working brothers. Being a city boy, I think the superiors felt that I needed some hands-on life experience […]

Stalled storm allows joyful celebration of 80th anniversary

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By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Joyfully compelled by the love of their religious calling, 20 Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet took their chances with a hurricane to celebrate with friends their community’s 80 years of service to Hawaii Aug. 25 at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa. The large church was remarkably half filled […]