Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OPHawaii Catholic Herald Maile and Patricia are parishioners at St. Rita Church in Nanakuli. Maile has seven children; Patricia has three children still living. Both are instructors in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd educational program. “What keeps you inspired?” I asked Patricia and Maile, mothers […]
Photos: Knights of Columbus officers installed for new term
Above: On July 20, Council 16414 installed its officers at St. Rita Church in Nanakuli. From left: insurance field agent Galo Camacho; financial secretary Chris Kalili; treasurer Sebastian Lopez; Grand Knight Bill Kozak; Father Paulo Kosaka, pastor of St. Rita; district deputy Richard Lacuesta; district warden George Leony; Deputy Grand Knight Thomas Zizzi; and new […]
Karen Victor, St. Rita Church, Nanakuli: Grow where you are planted
Viriditas2: Soul Greening Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald When the Picpus (Sacred Hearts) fathers arrived in Hawaii in the 1830s, the Hawaiian people recognized something familiar. In the stories told of Christ, the one who gave his body as bread and truth, they remembered the god Ku. During a famine, […]
A legacy of stewardship continues at St. Rita Church
By Catholic Stewardship Consultants www.CatholicSteward.com Annette Scognamillo loves being involved at her parish, St. Rita Church in Haiku, Maui — it’s been a part of her life for a long time. She draws her desire to be involved back to the example of her mother, Elvi Riecke, who modeled stewardship through her involvement with religious […]