Hawaii Catholic Herald

Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu

Viriditas: Sister An Mei Lam, Daughters of St. Paul

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Letting go and being open to transitions in life can be really difficult for some people. I guess it is because of my background, being from China, that I have been able to pretty easily adapt to different assignments given in religious life. Transitions are not difficult for me because I was an immigrant and have lived in different cultures.

Privilege and sadness: life of a missionary

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Father Clyde Phillips, Maryknoll Fathers Privilege and sadness: life of a missionary Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I remember when Maryknoll Father John Joyce used to give us our report cards when I was in grade school at St. Joseph School in Hilo. He always gave them […]

Father Francisco ‘Kit’ Mendoza, Congregation of the Blessed Sacrament: God writes straight with crooked lines

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When I was studying in Manila, my school was close by the church. I frequently stopped in to visit with the Lord. I also was a member of the men’s Eucharistic League, a group of men dedicated to the Eucharist who would once a month spend an hour before the Eucharist. I was assigned to […]

Sister Cheryl Wint, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: The spirituality of turning it off

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As an extrovert, I am constantly on the go. It is really hard to stop the brain from thinking, the limbs from moving, everything from just going, and to simply be. And yet, when I do take time to turn off and tune out, emptying myself of any accountability to anyone or unnecessary talk, I […]

Sister Christine Marie Plateros, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary: The fullness of life and adoration

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VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING One day, I bumped into Maryknoll Sister Anastasia Marie when I was out working in a village. She asked me what I was doing. Later, she said, “When do you play?” She continued, “If you want to be your best and to give the best of yourself to your students in religious […]

Year of Consecrated Life in Hawaii subject of Catholic TV interviews

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Sister Malia Dominica Wong, a Dominican Sister of the Most Holy Rosary and the vocations coordinator of the Diocese of Honolulu, will be the subject in a two-part interview on CatholicTV about her work in bringing presentations on the Year of Consecrated Life to Hawaii parishes at 10:30 a.m., Sept. 1 and Sept. 4. CatholicTV, […]

Sister Margaret Timothy Sato, Daughters of St. Paul: Finding strength through the ‘visit’

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If we look around, almost everyone in the world has a phone in their hands, watches television, and listens to music or the radio. As the culture of communication permeates life, more so is there a need for an apostolate where we can reach people in and through the media. I firmly believe that I […]

Father Juan Pablo Galeano, diocesan priest: In Christ I can do many things

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I never imagined anything like Hawaii. When Bishop Larry Silva had recruited me in Colombia, he was looking for priests for the Hispanic ministry in Hawaii. Not knowing English, I thought the only thing I needed to do was to say Mass in Spanish. When I arrived at St. Michael the Archangel Church in Kailua-Kona, […]