By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The state of Hawaii has officially recognized Servant of God Joseph Dutton, the layman who worked alongside Sacred Hearts Father Damien de Veuster in Kalaupapa and then spent decades ministering to Hansen’s disease patients on the remote Molokai peninsula, by designating April 27 as “Brother Joseph Dutton Day.” […]
Hundreds gather at state Capitol to celebrate life
By Lisa Dahm Hawaii Catholic Herald Falling on the feast day of St. Marianne Cope, the annual March for Life rally at the state Capitol Jan. 23 drew more than 250 people, including students and parishioners, from across the diocese. While some attendees held signs and waved at motorists driving through downtown Honolulu, others sat […]
Join Hawaii and the nation to celebrate sanctity of life
By Val Streff Special to the Herald As Washington, D.C., gears up for the annual national March for Life this month, Hawaii is in the final stages of preparing for its own march, taking place at the state Capitol in downtown Honolulu on Jan. 23 from 2-5 p.m. Hawaii island, Maui and Kauai are also […]
Call to respect all life rings out in downtown Honolulu
Hawaii Catholic Herald Impassioned appeals for the protection of life filled the rotunda of the state Capitol Jan. 24 as hundreds of people gathered for the annual March for Life in downtown Honolulu. In addition to powerful speeches and testimonies, participants young and old listened to musical performances, viewed keiki artwork, waved signs along Beretania […]
Islands gear up to ‘love one another’ at March for Life
By Val and Deacon Gary Streff Special to the Herald As Washington, D.C., gears up for its annual March for Life, Oahu is in the final stages of preparing its march on the same day, Jan. 24, from 2-5 p.m. at the state Capitol. Hawaii island, Maui and Kauai are also readying their own respective […]
Photo: Damien Day
Sisters, brothers and fathers of the Congregation of of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary gather at the state capitol around the statue of St. Damien de Veuster on his feast day, May 10, for the draping of a lei and prayers. The Belgian-born saint was a member of their religious congregation. The pandemic […]