VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald This morning when I got up, I looked at the dress I had sewn and put on and said, “Gee, this is kind of short. What can I add to make it longer?” Because I enjoy sewing, if I can’t find some […]
Sister Miriam Joseph Teresi, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Morning grounds: coffee and prayer
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, O.P. Hawaii Catholic Herald I taught school for 24 years, worked in the parish for 26, and ministered in the hospital for 13 years. Working in the parish, my mornings were filled with visiting the elderly; my evenings were busy with RCIA class, working with the […]
Photo: Sister saint
Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, and friends of the sisters, sing during the Jan. 23 Mass celebrating the feast day and birthday of St. Marianne Cope, their founder in Hawaii, in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. Bishop Larry Silva presided. (HCH photo | Dann Ebina)
SISTER ROSE FATIMA LEITE, OSF | 1933-2019
Hawaii-born sister a teacher for 50 years and a great cook Sister Rose Fatima Leite, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, who was a primary school teacher for more than 50 years, died Jan. 16 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a long illness. She was 87 and a religious sister […]
At school closure meeting, St. Francis alumni ask how they can help save the school
Alumni of Saint Francis School in Manoa gathered Jan. 10 at the school to discuss the impending closure of the institution’s middle and high school and potential whole school closure. Despite the negative topic, the meeting’s momentum was positive.
SISTER M. JEANETTE JOAQUIN, OSF |1927-2018
Lifetime as a Sister of St. Francis were ‘years of love’ Sister M. Jeanette Joaquin, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who spent decades teaching elementary school before serving in Hawaii parishes and in other ministries, died Sept. 12 at St. Francis Convent in Honolulu after a lengthy illness. She was 91 […]
Photo: Relic bearer
Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities Charlene Epil carries a relic of St. Marianne Cope at a Mass commemorating the centenary of the death of the Molokai saint, Aug. 9, in the Almeida Center of Saint Francis School in Honolulu. Bishop Larry Silva was the main celebrant. (HCH photo | Dann Ebina)
MARIANNE COPE | 1838-1918: 100th anniversary of her death
The Molokai saint’s death a century ago was met with an outpouring of acclaim for her selfless devotion to the Hawaiian people By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The death of St. Marianne of Molokai on Aug. 9 100 years ago was met with outpourings of sorrow and acclaim for her selfless devotion to the […]
Sister Joan of Arc Souza ends 27 years as Saint Francis head of school
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Sister Joan of Arc Souza, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, was abruptly let go from her role as head of school at Saint Francis School in Manoa on June 13. Sister Joan of Arc had led Saint Francis since 1991, seeing it through a transformation […]
SISTER AGNES VERA HINO, OSF | 1923-2018
Teacher of 50 years had a Franciscan heart Sister Agnes Vera Hino, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities who served as a school teacher for more than five decades, died June 6 at St. Francis Convent in Manoa after a lengthy illness. She was 95 and a religious sister for 69 years. […]