By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Meet Gloria Aqui — 82 years young and a very active volunteer for the parish community at St. Catherine Church in Kapaa, Kauai. You might see her in the parish office, the parish gift shop or the food bank; decorating the church with flowers; or participating in various ministry committee […]
Photo: Growing in Christ
The Congregation of the Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians, seeking to expand their mission of spreading good news around the world, has welcomed lay Catholic women on Kauai to become members of the Women Apostles for Catechesis ministry. The installation took place Oct. 24 at St. Catherine Church in Kapaa, with Father Nick […]
Gloria Aqui and Arlenee Ver, parish staff at St. Catherine, Kapaa: Wisdom from cradle Catholics
VIRIDITAS2: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald SMD: How long have both of you been working at St. Catherine of Alexandria parish in Kapaa, Kauai? AV: Let us put it this way, we are both cradle-born parishioners. Gloria is from St. Sylvester’s in Kilauea, and I am from St. […]
Photo: Healing Mass
Father William Tulua, parochial vicar of St. Catherine Parish, Kapaa, Kauai, blesses parishioners during a parish healing Mass March 5. Participants received the anointing of the sick. Praise and worship were led by Brenda Viado. Stephen Villanueva was the lector. It was reassuring to see people of all ages present, knowing that God’s healing always […]
Angel models remember artist Jean Charlot as kind, gracious
By Father William Tulua Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald On Kauai, nestled some nine miles from the main town of Lihue is a smaller town called Kapaa. There, on Kawaihau Road, you will find St. Catherine of Alexandria Church. The church was founded in 1887, but the original gothic structure church in front of […]
Reader contribution: Passing the Fatima devotion down through the generations
By Anita Durocher As I sit here writing this article, I feel so blessed and honored to be able to share my love for Our Lady. Due to my Portuguese heritage, Our Lady of Fatima is especially near and dear to me. I can recall the day our pastor, Father Anthony Rapozo, asked me if […]
