By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The Newman Center/Holy Spirit Parish will remain at its present location on the mauka end of the University of Hawaii at Manoa at least for another 12 years. The fate of the parish had been up in the air ever since the Sisters of St. Francis of the […]
The sisters behind the school: a legacy of compassion and service
By Dr. Shirley Tamoria Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald The Saint Francis School graduation for 2019 was a heartfelt moment of a closing door with the hope of a new door opening. The young graduates were full of energy and the transformation process was amazing. I knew some of them as freshmen on the […]
Saint Francis graduates its final class
Commencement ceremony at Blaisdell acknowledges school’s closure while celebrating seniors By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald For their graduation song, the Saint Francis School Class of 2019 chose One Direction’s “History.” It was appropriate for members of a senior class about to go their separate ways. But the catchy pop tune also took on […]
The legacy of Saint Francis School
By Sister Joan of Arc Souza, OSF Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald Saint Francis School, a legacy of Saint Marianne Cope, will close its doors at the end of May. For 95 years, since it opened as the all-girls Saint Francis Convent School in Honolulu in 1924, the school has served the people of […]
‘Life is like li hing mui’
Saint Francis ohana gathers for ‘A Day of Appreciation’ as school prepares to close By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The bitter sometimes comes with the sweet, like with li hing mui. That was the theme emphasized by Msgr. Gary Secor, the Diocese of Honolulu’s vicar general, in his homily at the April 26 “Day […]
The last bite of the bagel
Saint Francis seniors savor their final visit with the bishop at their school, which closes this year By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The Saint Francis senior class crowded into their gym’s multipurpose room the morning of March 14. It was Career Day during the Manoa school’s Spirit Week, and the twelfth graders were dressed […]
All grades to close at Saint Francis at end of school year
All grades at Saint Francis School will close at the end of this academic year, the religious order that sponsors the Manoa pre-K to 12 Catholic school announced on Feb. 14. Saint Francis students received the news at an assembly at the end of the school day, which was also live streamed to the school’s […]
Saint Francis alumni ask if school can be saved
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald The impending closure of the middle and high school at Saint Francis in Manoa took many school graduates by shock. At a Jan. 10 alumni meeting on campus, Saint Francis graduates asked the school’s board of directors when they knew the upper school would need to close. Several graduates […]
Saint Francis selects first layman as new head of school
Hawaii Catholic Herald Saint Francis School in Manoa has named its first male head of school in its 94-year history. The school’s board of directors selected Honolulu-born Casey M. Asato after a nationwide search began in early June. Asato, 46, is also the first person to lead the school who is not a member of […]
Saint Francis alumni homecoming luau to benefit scholarship fund
E komo mai. E hoolaulea i ke ola Franciscan. Come and celebrate the Franciscan spirit. The Saint Francis School Alumni Association is hosting its 27th annual Alumni Homecoming Mass and Luau, Aug. 5, at the Saint Francis School campus. The event begins at 4 p.m. with a Memorial Mass in the convent chapel, followed by […]
