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Hawaii Catholic Herald • March 1, 2013 Hawaii Catholic HawaiiVOLUME 76, NUMBER 4 Herald CatholicFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2013 Herald$1 VOLUME 76, NUMBER 5 FRIDAY, MARCH 1, 2013 $1 Aloha In a nearly unprecedented move, Pope Benedict XVI retires. The church anxiously awaits the election of a new successor to Peter Special section: pages 5-13 Pope Benedict XVI waves as he leaves his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 5. CNS photo/Paul Haring 2 HAWAII HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD • MARCH 1, 2013 Receiving two newspapers? Hawaii The Hawaii Catholic Catholic Herald is now being sent to participants in the Herald diocesan With Grateful Newspaper of the Diocese of Honolulu Hearts campaign who Founded in 1936 were not receiving it Published every other Friday PUBLISHER before. Bishop Larry Silva However, because (808) 585-3356 of the ways names of [email protected] subscribers and their EDITOR addresses are listed, you Patrick Downes may be receiving a du- (808) 585-3317 [email protected] plicate copy. REPORTER/PHOTOGRAPHER If you are now getting Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz two copies and want (808) 585-3320 to cancel one, please [email protected] contact our circulation ADVERTISING manager Donna Aquino Shaina Caporoz at 585-3321 or (808) 585-3328 [email protected] [email protected], CIRCULATION or me at 585-3317 or Donna Aquino pdownes@rcchawaii. (808) 585-3321 org. [email protected] HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD Patrick Downes (ISSN-10453636) Periodical postage editor paid at Honolulu, Hawaii. Published ev- ery other week, 26 issues a year, by the Roman Catholic Church in the State of Hawaii, 1184 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813. 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Letters should pertain to a story or issue in the Ha- waii Catholic Herald, be courteous, and not exceed 250 words. Letters must 25 years ago – March 4, 1988 be signed and include an address and Heralding back The Pacific Ocean’s only Catholic book and media center phone number for verification. Letters NEWS FROM PAGES PAST may be edited for length and clarity. If you think of a Catholic bookstore as a cluttered and cramped place Send them to Letters to the Herald, 1184 where you creep about reverently so you don’t knock over the row of Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI 96813 or to 50 years ago – March 1, 1963 Sacred Heart statues, a stroll through the newly expanded St. Paul Book [email protected]. and Media Center on Bishop St. will be a pleasant surprise. MEMBER Catholic Press Association It’s big. It’s airy. It’s orange. ... “It’s the only Catholic book store in the Pacific,” beamed Sister Su- san John, D.S.P., the local superior. This is not an irrelevant claim. This ADDRESS CORRECTIONS outlet also serves Guam, Samoa, Saipan, Fiji and other points which the To make corrections to your sisters try to visit at least once a year. subscription name or ad- This is the bookstore’s second expansion since the sisters were in- dress, cut out the address vited to Hawaii in 1974 by Bishop John J. Scanlan. They first opened label from the front page shop in the old chancery building at the back end of the Cathedral of (reverse side). Our Lady of Peace. Please correct my name. Please correct my ad- 10 years ago – Feb. 28, 2003 dress. We are receiving two Knights of Columbus expands to Kona copies. Please cancel this one. The Knights of Columbus has instituted a new council, No. 13227, at Please cancel this sub- St. Michael Parish, Kailua-Kona. scription. According to Billy E. Ingalls, state deputy of the Hawaii State Council of the Knights of Columbus, “This represents a concerted effort over MAIL TO Donna Aquino the past year to establish a Knights of Columbus presence on the Big Hawaii Catholic Herald A dream comes true — The Most Reverend James J. Sweeney, Bishop Island.” 1184 Bishop Street of Honolulu, blesses the new college wing and the new chapel and au- “New councils are the cornerstone of the order’s future growth and Honolulu, HI 96813 ditorium of St. Stephen’s Seminary last Friday. In doing so his dream of the addition of this new council at Kailua-Kona brings to 15 the number QUESTIONS? adequate facilities to educate and prepare young men from the islands for of active councils in the state,” he said. Call Donna, 585-3321 the Catholic priesthood became a reality. He was assisted by Very Rever- District Deputy No. 2 Robert R. Hannan said expansion of the Knights end Monsignor Charles A. Kekumano, chancellor-secretary (left) and by to the Big Island has long been a part of the state council’s strategy for Very Reverend John Ward, S.S., rector of St. Stephen’s Seminary (right). expansion. MARCH 1, 2013 • HAWAII CATHOLIC HERALD HAWAII 3 Kupuna care From cleaning to companionship, two Catholic volunteer programs tend to the needs of Oahu’s elderly By Darlene J.M. Dela Cruz Hawaii Catholic Herald Eighty-one-year-old Florence sits at her dining room table, smil- ing brightly as she welcomes guests into her Wahiawa apartment. Her place is warm and welcoming, with the spirit of the sharp Puerto Rican grandmother radiating through ev- ery nook, cranny, tabletop flower, Spanish book, music CD and family photo in the room. She lives alone in this afford- able senior housing unit. But with the help of the diocesan Office for Social Ministry, Florence is able to maintain a lovely home, and has be- come acquainted with a new set of friends as well. Ninety-three-year-old Michael Klimenko in Hawaii Kai is an ac- complished intellectual, whose inquisitive eyes shine as he waxes philosophical about history and his favorite books. His wife lives in a nursing home. He stays with his youngest daughter, who is raising her own children while caring for her elderly parents. Klimenko and his family have a tough load of physical and emo- tional responsibilities. Thanks to Catholic Charities Hawaii, a bit of their burden is eased with a volun- teer visit each week. HCH photos by Darlene Dela Cruz Klimenko and Florence belong Volunteers with Kupuna Kokua, to the ever-growing number of above, hang out with their senior seniors in Hawaii. Data from the client. Clockwise in the photo from U.S. Census Bureau reported in bottom left is Lina Tagudin, Do- 2010 that people age 65 and over mingo Tagudin, senior client Eddie, made up about 15 percent of the Tony Espiritu and Cindy Yen.
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