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1937 bronze plaque at Malia O Ka Malu Cathedral commemorating the centennial of the death of Msgr. Alexis Bachelot, SS.CC., Prefect Apostolic of the Hawaiian Islands
Aloysius Patacsil is my pen name. I currently live in
Honolulu , Hawaii after having lived in
Boston ,
Dallas ,
Fort Worth and
San Francisco .
I am rather reclusive and enjoy reading and writing. My current interests include: the contemporary history and politics of
Roman Catholicism in the Western
United States , and most especially the
Hawaiian Islands ; the
mathematics of natural
language ;
Indo-Pacific languages ; and Christian
liturgy .
Some of my contributions to Wikipedia can be found as follows:
Thalia Fortescue Massie , around whom a seminal event shaped the future of Hawaii politics and race relations in the 50th State
Honolulu Catholic Cemetery , an oasis for prayer and meditation in communion with the church triumphant in the concrete jungle of metropolitan Honolulu; there's a lot of history in this cemetery - replete with photographs!
Sub tuum praesidium , the oldest Marian antiphon, dating from the 3rd century
Quinquennial Visit Ad Limina , an episcopal obligation
Institut Catholique de Paris , known world-wide for its eclessiastical faculties and famous alumni
Msgr. Alvaro del Portillo , first prelate and other clergy in the Work of God
The Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and the Work of God
University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain
The Marian Shrine of Torreciudad in Aragon, Spain
St. Stephen Seminary, Honolulu , closed in 1970, and now the Saint Stephen Diocesan Center and the residence of the Bishop of Honolulu
Kona District, Hawaii , where world-renowned
Kona coffee is cultivated
Msgr. Charles Kekumano, J.C.D. , the first native Hawaiian priest named as papal chamberlain by Pope John XXIII
Msgr. Francis Marzen , educated at the
Pontifical College Josephinum , he became the editor of the Hawaii Catholic Herald and a critic of the diocesan administration of
Bishop Joseph Ferrario of Honolulu. He later worked for the cabinet of Honolulu mayor and political
gadfly , Frank Fasi
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Benedict M. Vierra, P.A. , the first prothonotary apostolic (P.A.) of the diocese of Honolulu, and former vicar general and pastor emeritus of the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa - a deeply spiritual man
Most. Rev. Clarence Silva and other clergy and institutions in the
diocese of Honolulu
Most. Rev. William J. Levada , Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Venerable Eustache van Lieshout, ss.cc. , Dutch priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, who ministered to the faithful of Brazil - following in the footsteps of
Blessed Damien de Veuster
Archdioceses of
Portland ,
San Antonio , and
Galveston-Houston
Most Holy Redeemer Church , a predominantly gay and lesbian parish in the San Francisco archdiocese
Saint Patrick Archdiocesan Seminary in Menlo Park, California, recently controversial
Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia formerly, the Vicariate Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago
Mother Ignacia del Espiritu Santo , founder of the Congregation of the
Religious of the Virgin Mary , a Philippines-based order of nuns
Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Hawi , a beautiful cruciform church in Kohala, once cared for by
Blessed Damien de Veuster , SS.CC.
Aloysius Patacsil 01:03, 18 February 2006 (UTC)