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HCH photo by Anna Weaver Chuukese deacon Peter Soumwei and his wife Yustina Petrus in St. John the Baptist Church in Kalihi on Aug. 14. Four deacons emerge to serve Hawaii's Catholic Micronesian community. (read story)
Saint Francis expands Asian language program Friday, July 28, 2006 (219 reads)
Embracing the rising importance of China and Korea in global influence, Saint Francis School has announced the addition of Chinese and Korean language classes. The Manoa school already teaches fluency-minded classes in American Sign, Spanish, and Japanese. Read More |
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Sacred Hearts head a trustee for Natl. Coalition of Girls’ Schools Friday, July 28, 2006 (208 reads)
Betty White, Head of School for Sacred Hearts Academy, begins her second year appointment as a trustee for the National Coalition of Girls’ Schools. White, the only trustee from Hawaii, serves on the 15-member international board offering leadership and advice to the organization. Read More |
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Overnight vigil to God Our Father at Blessed Sacrament Church Friday, July 28, 2006 (271 reads)
The annual overnight vigil to God Our Father, under the auspices of the United Hearts of Jesus and Mary, at Blessed Sacrament Church in Pauoa opens with a 9 p.m. Mass on Aug. 12 followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, with the Our Father rosary and chaplet. Read More |
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OBITUARY Friday, July 28, 2006 (258 reads)
Hawaii Catholic Hugh F.X. O’Reilly, who in post-war Japan initiated the now-famous relationship between the U.S. Army Wolfhounds and the Holy Family Home, a Catholic orphanage in Osaka, died on Oahu on June 23. He was 91. Read More |
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‘No other mission like it’ Friday, July 28, 2006 (224 reads)
Talking by phone to the superintendent of Hawaii Catholic Schools Dr. Carmen Himenes about the upcoming school year, you can feel her enthusiasm buzzing through the line. Filled with great hope and big plans, she likened herself to any teacher preparing with renewed excitement to tackle the new challenges of the first day of classes. Read More |
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Judge takes top post at Saint Louis Friday, July 28, 2006 (224 reads)
Judge Walter S. Kirimitsu took his seat as president of Saint Louis School on July 3. The 1958 St. Louis alumnus had most recently served as chief counsel for the University of Hawaii. Read More |
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How cool it that? Academy gets air conditioning Friday, July 28, 2006 (255 reads)
The forecast at Sacred Hearts Academy calls for cooler days ahead. When students return this fall, they will be treated to a refreshing learning experience thanks to the campus-wide installation of a $2.4 million air conditioning system. Read More |
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Five new administrators take their places this year Friday, July 28, 2006 (234 reads)
Five Hawaii Catholic Schools will have new top administrators with the beginning of the 2006-07 school year. Some of the administrators are new to the islands, others are just moving from one Hawaii school to another, and one will head a school for the first time. Read More |
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Bishop asks for prayers for abuse victim of Maui deacon Friday, July 28, 2006 (249 reads)
In a statement released the day a Maui deacon was sentenced to jail for his sex abuse crimes, Bishop Larry Silva asked Hawaii Catholics to pray for his victim, for all victims of sexual abuse, and for “secondary victims” — family and friends of both the abused and abuser. He also sought prayers for the perpetrator. Read More |
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BVM sister who served here marks 25 years Friday, July 14, 2006 (224 reads)
Sister Susan Marie Alconcher, a Sister of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary who served as an educator in Hawaii during the 1990s, will celebrate her 25th anniversary of religious life this summer. Read More |
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Local Capuchin brother to make final vows Friday, July 14, 2006 (333 reads)
Brother Marvin Castillo Bearis will be the first from Hawaii to make his final profession of vows as a Capuchin Franciscan friar. The profession ceremony is Aug. 12, at 10 a.m., at his home parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Ewa Beach. Read More |
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Local vocations for Maryknoll Sisters Friday, July 14, 2006 (367 reads)
Hawaii contributed at least 15 vocations to the Maryknoll Sisters. The first local-born Maryknoll Sister was Sister Marie Mediatrice Botelho from Olaa on the Big Island. Read More |
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OBITUARY: Msgr. Roy Peters Friday, July 14, 2006 (218 reads)
Msgr. Roy V. Peters, a decorated U.S. Army chaplain and Vietnam War veteran who spent the past 16 years serving as a parish priest in Hawaii, died at Tripler Army Medical Center on July 2. He was 81 years old and a priest for 58 years. Read More |
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Mission: exceptional: Maryknoll Sisters in Hawaii Friday, July 14, 2006 (261 reads)
The last two remaining Maryknoll Sisters working at Maryknoll School retired last month. Sister Maria Rosario Daley and Sister Marie Patrice Kehoe on June 2 left the institution their congregation founded 79 years ago. Read More |
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One down... Bishop Silva’s first year Friday, July 14, 2006 (210 reads)
Bishop Larry Silva said that his biggest accomplishment over the past year has been “building relationships with the clergy, particularly the priests.” Read More |
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Osage ancestor talks with bishop at parish event honoring Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
CNS photo/Dave Crenshaw, Eastern Oklahoma Catholic
Carla Powell, an Osage Indian and lifelong parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Pawhuska, Okla., talks with Bishop Edward J. Slattery of Tulsa, Okla., during a special luncheon at the church Aug. 10. The bishop and Powell, an Osage Indian, were on hand for the dedication of a new parish shrine dedicated to Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha. Following the dedication parishioners gathered for a traditional Osage meal. The church, founded in 1890 in Indian territory, has had a longtime connection to the Osage tribe.
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