By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Vatican synod hall became a stand full of cheering fans, pumping fists, clapping and shouting encouragement as instructed by Tim Shriver, chairman of Special Olympics, who led some 200 people in a group exercise. “Imagine you’re in the stands … and there’s a track behind […]
Catholic schools boys basketball teams win state championships
By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald It’s been 35 years for Maryknoll School. And it’s never happened before for Damien Memorial School. In a Catholic schools sweep, both boys high school basketball teams won their respective divisions at this year’s state championships. Damien’s boys basketball team took home its first-ever state title in the Division […]
Saint Louis team makes top 25 in pre-season Catholic ranking
Saint Louis School in Honolulu is the 14th top-ranked Catholic high school on a national top 25 pre-season football team list. The “Catholic Athletes for Christ Top 25 High School Football Rankings” lauded Saint Louis for winning the state high school football championships the last two years. The all-boys kindergarten through high school in Kaimuki […]
Father Patrick Kelly: Why Sister Jean and Father Rob matter
COMMENTARY Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt and Father Rob Hagan have been getting a lot of attention these days in the national media. They are the chaplains for the two Catholic teams, Loyola University Chicago and Villanova University, who played in the Final Four of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament last weekend.E It would be possible […]
Saint Louis Crusaders in top 25 Catholic Athletes for Christ ranking
The Saint Louis School football team has earned recognition from Catholic Athletes for Christ this season, placing in the organization’s Top 25 rankings among Catholic high school football teams in the U.S. in September, and garnering a top national honor for one of its players. Chevan Cordeiro, quarterback for Saint Louis, was named “Player of […]
Faith, hope and tenacity
Sometimes all it takes is a little bit of faith. The tenacious boys varsity basketball team from St. Joseph School in Hilo demonstrated that this month as they capped off their season with a thrilling run that led to an unexpected shot at a state title.
