Hilo-born Sister of St. Francis was a woman of many gifts Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Helen Agnes Ignacio, a woman of many talents and a quick wit, went home to God on Jan. 25, at the Plaza in Kaneohe after a lengthy illness. She was 91 and a Franciscan for 72 […]
Photo: A return to the past
Women wearing the Franciscan habits of a century ago reenact the arrival of Mother Marianne Cope and six companion Franciscan Sisters before a Mass commemorating the 135th anniversary of that event in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Mother Marianne was the superior of her order in Syracuse, New York, in 1883 when […]
SISTER MARGARET ANTONE MILHO | 1933-2018: Lifelong educator was known for her vivacious smile, graceful hula
Sister Margaret Antone Milho, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities known for her vivacious smile, graceful hula and beautiful voice, died March 14 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 84 and a religious for 65 years. Services are April 7 at St. Francis Convent in […]
Five Sisters of St. Francis celebrate milestones
Five Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, Hawaii and the South West regions, who this year are marking their 50th and 70th jubilees of investiture, celebrated those milestones on March 18, with a Mass at their Manoa convent chapel, followed by dinner and entertainment. The five religious women’s commitment to service of God’s […]
Sister Joan E. Souza, OSF | 1938-2018
Franciscan served in Hawaii, New York Sister Joan E. Souza, a Kauai-born Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who ministered at Catholic schools and religious education departments in Hawaii and in New York, died Feb. 6 at St. Francis Hospice in Nuuanu. She was 79. This year marks her 60th anniversary in religious […]
Hawaii receives two more relics of St. Marianne Cope
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Hawaii has acquired two more relics of St. Marianne Cope, one for the local community of Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, the Molokai saint’s own religious congregation, and one for the Diocese of Honolulu. The relics, fragments of the saint’s bones, were obtained from the St. […]
Mass will honor Molokai saint on her 180th birthday
Bishop Larry Silva will preside at a Mass celebrating the 180th birthday of St. Marianne Cope, at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, in the Almeida Center at Saint Francis School, 2707 Pamoa Road in Manoa. All are invited. The Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, St. Marianne’s order, also will commemorate her birthday […]
Photo: Commitments and recommitments
The Hawaii-Southwest region of the Franciscan Associates held an installation of associate co-directors, and a commitment and recommitment of associates Nov. 18 at St. Francis Convent in Manoa. Associates Sister Patricia Schofield and Sister Miriam Dionese, both Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, were recognized for their years of service to the Hawaii […]
Sister Davilyn Ah Chick, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Family, friends and saints
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Everything in my life flows from God’s graces and blessings. From the time my parents raised me to my entrance into the convent and to my ministries at present, God has been the source of all that happens. I am happy to […]
Sister Jovita Agustin, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Sister Amazing Grace
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Once, I remember as I made my rounds at St. Francis Hospital West, a patient getting ready for surgery said to me, “Sister, you don’t have to pray over me, I am an atheist.” I replied, “That’s all right.” We then started […]