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 […]
Father Daniel Chowning, Order of Discalced Carmelites: Prayer: friendship with Jesus
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When I was about 21 years of age, I found a book with a very simple method of meditating on the Gospels. Thus, I began practicing meditation on my own. From this experience, I was moved to read the biography of St. […]
Agnes Brown, education major: Don’t forget to talk to Jesus
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I come from a long line of teachers. From a young age, I already knew that I wanted to teach. My mom and my grandmother are teachers. And, even though I was not the best student, I discovered that if I really […]
Stations for everyday life
By Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Hidden near the Honolulu International Airport is a priceless gem of a church of a Catholic community whose faith is expressed not only sacramentally, but culturally. It is the St. Andrew Kim Taegon Oratory. The church was acquired by nearby Holy Family Parish from the Episcopalians […]
Sister Fay Pele, Daughters of St. Paul: The people connection
VIRIDITAS 2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald In our Honolulu bookstore chapel, there was the saying, “Do not be afraid, I am with you.” With the store closing in Hawaii, there was so much fear in me. Although Hawaii was the second house I closed, there were so […]
Father Adondee Castillo Arellano, Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette: Making known God’s message
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Having been ordained for 17 years and professed for 22 years as a member of the Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette, I can say that the gifts of priesthood and consecrated life are the source of my joy and hope. […]
Edna Magpantay-Monroe: Finding balance with intentional reflection
VIRIDITAS 2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald How would I self-describe myself? Hmm … I am a mom of a special needs kid, a wife, a dog-owner, a nurse by profession, a nurse practitioner by training, and a nurse working in academia at Chaminade University of Honolulu. With […]
Father Michel Dalton, Capuchin Franciscans: Crazy, holy, joyful
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald “Dad? They are wearing sandals. Don’t they know?” I remember asking my father while driving home from church. It was the dead of winter in upstate New York and we were wearing boots, jackets and mittens. But the visiting friars did not […]
Sister Wansuk Kyndait, Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians: Rich in ministry
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I had never thought about coming to Hawaii for mission. About 10 years ago, my Mother General said to me in passing, ”Wansuk, now you are ready to go abroad.“ I replied, “Mother, I’m not ready. Maybe after 20 years I will […]
Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP: Gratitude
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Gratitude “For six years you will sow your land and gather its produce, but in the seventh year you will let it lie fallow and forgo all produce from it, so that those of your people who are poor can take food from it and the wild animals eat what they have […]
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