By Deacon Michael Weaver Special to the Herald “Clerics have a special obligation to seek holiness in their lives, because they are consecrated to God by a new title through reception of holy orders, and are stewards of the mysteries of God in the service of his people.” (Canon 276:1) The deacon community of the […]
He kept diocesan center ‘bright, clean, neat’ for 24 years
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald Romeo Alejandro, a maintenance manager for 24 years at St. Stephen Diocesan Center in Kaneohe, will no longer be parking his white truck every day under the huge common mango tree on the Kailua side of the property. He retired on June 29. Alejandro does not look his age […]
Photo: Water man Gene
Bishop Larry Silva on May 25 blesses the new pump that will soon supply St. Stephen Diocesan Center with water. The apparatus sucks water out of a 300-foot deep well to service the complex which includes residences for the bishop and others, diocesan offices, the Carmelite Convent, retreat facilities and more. The pump was christened […]
