Father Rene Bisaillon, a retired Missionary of our Lady of La Salette in residence at St. Theresa Church in Kekaha, Kauai, missed being listed among those celebrating jubilee years of their religious professions and ordinations in the March 29 Hawaii Catholic Herald. Father “Biz,” as he is affectionately known, came to Hawaii in 1991 after […]
To meet the unmeetable needs: Two Punahou grads meet in Taiwan. A conversation about life ensues
I am from Kailua. Jeff is from Honolulu. Both of us studied at Punahou School and embraced religious life after. I taught in Taiwan back in the 1980s. Jeff will complete in July his first year of teaching at Taiwan’s Fu Jen Catholic University. I came home to minister to the unmet needs in Hawaii; […]
St. Damien churches ‘discovered’ in Midwest and Monongahela
St. Damien Parish in the town of Monongahela, Pa., was formed after the merger of two parishes – Transfiguration Church, above, and St. Anthony Church – on Aug. 15, 2011. (Photo courtesy of St. Damien Parish, Monongahela) Just in time for the May 10 feast day of St. Damien of Molokai, the Hawaii Catholic […]
A gift for the Holy Father: The White House asks a Kailua artist to craft a special koa rosary for Pope Francis
It was an affirmation of faith. It was a humble act of service. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. It was a gift for the pope, made with aloha. A U.S. delegation led by Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Rome last month to greet newly-elected Pope Francis at his installation Mass March 19. Catholic News […]
St. Damien’s feast day not the customary date of death
The feast day of St. Damien, May 10, is an unusual date selection but an appropriate one. It is customary to chose for a saint’s feast the date of his or her death, the day that he or she entered into eternal life. That day, in St. Damien’s case, is April 15, and for years, […]
Mary Adamski: Images and likenesses: religious art, when words are not enough
Christ is risen. Christ will come again. It’s the reality we believe in. We try hard to exalt in it each year at Easter season. In dark times like this month’s tragedies, it’s not easy to embrace joy and hope and know that there will always be the Light. Catholics have always used art to […]
Viriditas: Sister Joan Chatfield, Maryknoll Sisters: Punctuating the positive
At the age of 80, I feel like I’ve got another whole new life ahead of me. I love being 80. I actually realize now that my best times in life are when I am with people of other religious persuasions and how we come together. It is exciting to be in the work of […]
Manaolana | Getting ready for Rio: 34 from Hawaii prepare for World Youth Day
Pope Francis will be there. So will Bishop Larry Silva. And at least 33 others from Hawaii. Plus an anticipated 2 million more. They’re all going to World Youth Day — which is more like a week, July 23-28 — in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. World Youth Day is a massive meeting of hearts — […]
Viriditas: Father Manuel Hewe, diocesan priest
Prayer for busy people In seminary, we once had this discussion: “Why can’t people pray?” People are always saying that they don’t have time for it. So, how are we able to inculcate in their minds the importance of relating to God, the Source? Otherwise, they will become like a well that when it dries, […]
Medal of Honor recipient listed at Punchbowl also sainthood candidate
At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Punchbowl Crater, carved into the light brown trani stone tablets of the Courts of the Missing, among the 8,195 names of Korean War soldiers and sailors “whose earthly resting place is known only to God,” is the name of a candidate for both the United States’ […]