It’s Friday, and that means a couple of things for us at HCH: 1) An update to our blog; and 2) Trying to get as many of our articles done before “paper day” on Monday.
In addition to the usual diocesan news, we’re working on a couple of feature stories for our Jan. 20 issue. One of these features highlights the ”miracle” case of Sharon Smith. She’s the Syracuse woman who wasn’t expected to live after suffering from a severe bout of pancreatitis. Sharon’s friends and the Sisters of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities prayed to Blessed Marianne Cope for her healing, and it was her miraculous recovery that was recently approved by the Vatican as the miracle needed for Mother Marianne’s canonization.
The late Hugh W. Brown (left)
Another story that’ll be in our Jan. 20 issue is about the monetary gifts given to local clergy and religious by the late Hugh Brown. Brown was a devout Catholic who had lived in Hawaii for more than 30 years. Just before his death in 2010, he worked out a portion of his trust to be given to the priests, brothers and sisters listed in the Diocese of Honolulu directory. Many of the clergy and relgious we spoke with who received gifts from the Hugh Brown trust say it was an unexpected surprise.
It’s been fun to put these stories down on paper and see a different side to our diocesan news. You just never know what to expect with each issue.
Happy Friday (the 13th)….
