By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald It was a beautiful day. The first annual “Sun Light, Sun Bright,” summer reunion for women inmates and their children at the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, July 27, sponsored by the diocesan prison ministry, was filled with hugs and kisses. According to event coordinator Toni Bissen, 16 […]
Diocese-sponsored event promises summer reunions for prison families
SUN LIGHT, SUN BRIGHT By Kapono Ryan Special to the Hawaii Catholic Herald A teenage boy from a neighbor island sat quietly by himself on the patio of St. Stephen Diocesan Center. It had been a long but enjoyable day celebrating with his mother at “Star Light, Star Bright,” the Christmas party organized each December […]