Office for Social Ministry “At a time when little could be done for those suffering from this terrible disease, Marianne Cope showed the highest love, courage and enthusiasm. She is a shining energetic example of the spirit of her beloved Saint Francis.” (Pope Benedict XVI, canonization of St. Marianne Cope of Molokai; Oct. 21, 2012) […]
Play about St. Marianne benefits Joseph Dutton Guild
The Damien and Marianne Catholic Conference is hosting “November’s Song,” a one-person play about St. Marianne Cope’s years serving in the Hansen’s disease settlement of Kalaupapa, April 1 and 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Honolulu’s Brad Powell Theatre, 65 Iwilei Road, Suite 101. The event, presented by The Actors’ Group, is a fundraiser for […]
Celebrating the 140th anniversary of St. Marianne Cope’s arrival to Hawaii
Come to the celebration of St. Marianne Cope
St. Marianne Cope will be honored at the celebration of her birthday/feastday on Monday, Jan. 23, at the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa at 6:30 p.m. Bishop Larry Silva will preside at the Mass. Come join the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities and the youth of the diocese in presenting a prayerful […]
Photo: 10 years a saint
Top, Sister Charlene Epil, left, and Sister Jovita Augustin, both Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, carry a maile lei to drape over the box holding the remains of St. Marianne at the Oct. 25 Mass in the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa celebrating the 10th anniversary of her canonization in Rome. Above, the […]
Sherry Hayes-Peirce: A decade of sainthood
CHURCH SOCIAL TIPS On Oct. 21, 2012, Hawaii celebrated the second saint from our Catholic ‘ohana. This year marks the 10th anniversary of that blessed day in Rome when our beloved Mother Marianne Cope was canonized. Sister Alicia Damien Lau, a sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, participated in the canonization Mass 10 […]
The woman who made the canonization happen
If not for Franciscan Sister Mary Laurence Hanley, Mother Marianne may never have been declared a saint By Valerie Monson Special to the Herald When Blessed Marianne Cope was canonized 10 years ago in Rome, there was one empty space in St. Peter’s Square. One empty space among the hundreds of pilgrims who traveled from […]
After a rocky start, pilgrims find hospitality, fellowship on the way to the Syracuse shrine
By Renée Roden and James Murphy Catholic News Service It was around 6 p.m. on a Monday night, and as we walked the final stretch of our nine-mile hike to St. James Catholic Church, we prayed for welcome. As we approached, we noted pilgrim shells decorating the church doors — a good sign. To our […]
Bishop says St. Marianne Cope made leap of faith to follow God’s call
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Borrowing from the brief Gospel passage from Mark in which people around Jesus, alarmed by his actions, were saying, “He is out of his mind,” Bishop Larry Silva said that St. Marianne of Molokai must also have been considered a little crazy. This observation was the key point of […]
St. Marianne’s royal Hawaiian medal to be presented to diocese
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald An honor out of Hawaii’s royal past to Molokai’s St. Marianne Cope will be handed over to Bishop Larry Silva and the Diocese of Honolulu for display and safekeeping inside the saint’s reliquary in the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace. On Jan. 23, during St. Marianne’s feast […]
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