VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald In my family circle there are 24 priests and one bishop. We belong to different congregations, some being in the foreign missions and others belonging to the diocese. My older brother, Father Viju, for example, is a diocesan priest and the secretary […]
Father Joseph Diaz, diocesan priest: ‘You say it best when you say nothing at all’
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald Usually when people come to me with questions or personal challenges, I tell them that there is no difference between being a priest and a lay person in that regard as we all have our doubts and questions. What is important however, […]
Sister Lorlene Panaligan, Dominican Sisters of the Most Holy Rosary: Being faithful to the work
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald As a young woman aspiring to become a religious sister, I used to go with other young women to the infirmary of the Dominican Sisters to assist in the care of the elder religious women. I remember one sister telling me that […]
Father Martin Mwanshibula, diocesan priest: ‘I chose you, you are my friend’
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I was looking for a sabbatical, preparing for a sabbatical when two weeks became more than five years. It all began when I took the opportunity to meet with a friend in Hawaii en route to California. While here, I received word […]
Father Exsequel Tuyor, diocesan priest: ‘You will become a priest’
“Each year during our theological studies, we were asked to write down our response as to why we wanted to be a priest. The first two years I responded, ‘Because God gave me a brother.’ But then I realized that others were writing that they wanted to serve God.”
Sister Roviesa Orias Jadlocon, Missionary Sisters of Faith: Faith and Grace
“When I see the tears of the children as they pray for their parents or loved ones, or those who are sick during our bible reflection periods, I know they are really touched by God. That is my consolation. Everything is the grace of God.”
Sister Rosemarie Pelligra, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Through faith and prayer … letting go
“One would think that with the different experiences I had, that it would become easier in knowing what to do when a loved one reaches that tender and frail moment of lingering between life and death. It is never easy, except with God.”
Sister Ana Celestial, Dominican Sisters of St. Catherine of Siena: Whatever God wants
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald After leaving Hawaii in 1990 after 18 years of teaching in the classroom and being a school principal on Kauai and Oahu, I ministered in the Philippines, New Jersey and North Carolina for 26 more. In each place, I would always tell […]
Sister Vergilia Jim, Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities: Leaving peaceprints
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewed by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald It really is the Lord that inspires me to do the things that I have done. As I try to follow the promptings, the Lord unfolds things little by little. When I left Hawaii 20 years ago, I wasn’t really sure where […]
Sister Mary Ann Tupy, OSF, Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity: The prayer of this day
VIRIDITAS: SOUL GREENING Interviewd by Sister Malia Dominica Wong, OP Hawaii Catholic Herald I have always believed that our religious communities speak for God and that when they ask us sisters to take on a new ministry or to move to another place, that is God asking us to do his work in a new […]
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