Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Father Soosai is pastor of St. Elizabeth Church, Aiea. My father was a fisherman. My brothers are fishermen. In my simple family of five brothers and a sister, we did not have much, but we were rich in faith. This is due […]
Cresencia Labuguen, parishioner at St. Catherine Church: With God, all things are possible
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald On Feb. 24, St. Catherine Church in Kapaa, Kauai, recognized Cresencia Labuguen for her over 60 years of service to the church. According to fellow parishioner Carol Aki: “Every single day, Cres opened the church before 5:30 a.m. and spent the first […]
Ivan Toguchi, sacristan, St. Michael Church, Kailua-Kona: Connecting with others
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald As a dentist, my enjoyment comes from working with people and delving into their stories. Drawing inspiration from a mainland dentist, I’ve embraced the idea that a successful interaction is when, after half an hour, I know everything about my patient while […]
Anne Keamo, parishioner, Our Lady of Good Counsel: God has a mission for each of us
VIRIDITAS2 Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Every day I awake with the thought that anything that I might do today is God’s plan, not mine. Whether it be in helping other people, or just being open to wherever life’s mission may take me, I simply accept all with faith. Many […]
Sister Monica Ja Len, Missionary Sisters of Faith: Signs of hope
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When people ask me how I keep on going amidst all that has gone on concerning the Lahaina tragedy, I look at the people around me. When things happened, many people extended their hands. Even though they have lost everything, with faith […]
Helen Turner, professor, Chaminade University: God finds a way
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald During a lunch with some new team members at Chaminade, a colleague posed an intriguing question: “When did you first want to be a scientist?” As the conversation circled to me, I found myself answering (to everyone’s surprise) “As a teenager I […]
Carmela Esser, parishioner, Sacred Hearts Mission, Kapalua
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING To do as much as I can Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Interviewed Sept. 7 at Sacred Hearts Mission, Kapalua Residing in Kapalua, we knew nothing of what was happening in Lahaina until someone showed us a picture of the devastation. It was unbelievable to see that. […]
Shelley Hee, parishioner, Sacred Hearts Mission Church, Kapalua: What God is driving me to do
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed on Maui Aug. 23 by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald The church has been a primary focus, a driving force behind what keeps me going in the midst of the tragedy surrounding us. With the roads through Lahaina now opened, we have had a number of priests come […]
Conversations: ‘We love to come because of our faith’
LAUPAHOEHOE — Along the Hamakua coast north of Hilo on the island of Hawaii lies a beautiful community of devoted Catholics scattered across the scenic route. From the oldest known church of Star of the Sea in Kalaoa dating back to at least 1866, which is no longer there, arose other missions in the sugar […]
Sister Gloria Camitan, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena: Two apps for prayer
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Bulacan in the Philippines holds a place of great historical importance to me and my religious congregation. The first group of missionary Sisters of the Congregation of the Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena came from Madrid and joined with the […]
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