2nd Saturday of Easter mass with Fr. Brian at Kamalo, Molokai

Blessings & much pule this Saturday of the 2nd week of Easter! Today is the Feast of St. Mark the Evangelist. He was one of the four gospel writers who passed on the faith through their writings. His is the shortest of the four gospels. However, Matthew and Luke's Gospels all took much from Mark's [...]

By |2020-04-26T01:07:48+00:00April 26th, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on 2nd Saturday of Easter mass with Fr. Brian at Kamalo, Molokai

The Long Road — from Papakolea to Kalaupapa: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii

Molokai History: (from "The Separating Sickness: Ma'i Ho'oka'awale: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii" by Ted Gugelyk and Milton Bloombaum, Ma'i Ho'oka'awale Foundation, Honolulu, HI, 1979) (continued from yesterday) The Long Road -- from Papakolea to Kalaupapa to a University Degree Part-Hawaiian Male Blind 43 years old 31 years in confinement On October [...]

By |2020-04-26T21:05:46+00:00April 24th, 2020|Leprosy in Hawaii, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History|Comments Off on The Long Road — from Papakolea to Kalaupapa: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii

Daily message and mass with Fr. Brian in Kamalo, Molokai Friday 2nd Week of Easter

Daily message and mass with Fr. Brian: Aloha nui to all! On this Friday of the 2nd Week of Easter, we continue to offer our pule for those affected by the pandemic throughout the world. We pray for a safe return to daily life at some point without endangering our health and well-being. We pray [...]

By |2020-04-24T22:34:45+00:00April 24th, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on Daily message and mass with Fr. Brian in Kamalo, Molokai Friday 2nd Week of Easter

The Long Road from Papakolea to Kalaupapa: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa

Molokai History: (from "The Separating Sickness: Ma'i Ho'oka'awale: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii" by Ted Gugelyk and Milton Bloombaum, Ma'i Ho'oka'awale Foundation, Honolulu, HI, 1979) Part-Hawaiian Male Blind 43 years old 31 years in confinement (to be continued tomorrow) The Long Road -- from Papakolea to Kalaupapa, to a University Degree I [...]

By |2020-04-26T21:05:12+00:00April 23rd, 2020|Leprosy in Hawaii, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History|Comments Off on The Long Road from Papakolea to Kalaupapa: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa

Fr. Brian’s daily message and mass on this Thursday, the 2nd week of Easter

Fr. Brian's daily message and mass on this Thursday, the 2nd week of Easter: Peace be with you! On this Thursday of the 2nd week of Easter, we hear about two martyrs whose memorials it is today: St. George and St. Adalbert. St. George is the Patron Saint of the countries of England, Ethiopia and [...]

By |2020-04-23T21:45:20+00:00April 23rd, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on Fr. Brian’s daily message and mass on this Thursday, the 2nd week of Easter

I Am Grateful To Our Benefactors: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii (cont’d)

Molokai History: (from "The Separating Sickness: Ma'i Ho'oka'awale: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii" by Ted Gugelyk and Milton Bloombaum, Ma'i Ho'oka'awale Foundation, Honolulu, HI, 1979) Male, Part-Hawaiian Blind, Disabled, Married 70 years of Age 57 years at Kalaupapa and Hale Mohalu (continued from yesterday) The State Has Provided: I Am Grateful To [...]

By |2020-04-22T22:00:03+00:00April 22nd, 2020|Leprosy in Hawaii, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History|Comments Off on I Am Grateful To Our Benefactors: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii (cont’d)

Earth Day: 2nd Wednesday of Easter message from Fr. Brian

Aloha nui to all! May God's peace be with each and every one of you on this Wednesday of the 2nd week of Easter! As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, let us do something for the earth today - water a plant, cut the grass, weed the garden, something we can do [...]

By |2020-04-22T21:56:44+00:00April 22nd, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on Earth Day: 2nd Wednesday of Easter message from Fr. Brian

I Am Grateful To Our Benefactors: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii

Molokai History: (from "The Separating Sickness: Ma'i Ho'oka'awale: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii" by Ted Gugelyk and Milton Bloombaum, Ma'i Ho'oka'awale Foundation, Honolulu, HI, 1979) Male, Part-Hawaiian Blind, Disabled, Married 70 years of Age 57 years at Kalaupapa and Hale Mohalu The State Has Provided: I Am Grateful To Our Benefactors (At [...]

By |2020-04-26T21:04:10+00:00April 21st, 2020|Leprosy in Hawaii, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History|Comments Off on I Am Grateful To Our Benefactors: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii

2nd Tuesday of Easter Daily Mass and Message from Fr. Brian

Fr. Brian's message and daily mass: Aloha nui to all ohana's! May the Spirit of Christ be with you this Tuesday of the 2nd week of Easter! With things on hold, we are blessed with time to read or pray or meditate. This is a good thing! We are also blessed with opportunities to look [...]

By |2020-04-22T01:18:33+00:00April 21st, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on 2nd Tuesday of Easter Daily Mass and Message from Fr. Brian

Love Could Not Overcome Fear: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii

Molokai History: (from "The Separating Sickness: Ma'i Ho'oka'awale: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii" by Ted Gugelyk and Milton Bloombaum, Ma'i Ho'oka'awale Foundation, Honolulu, HI, 1979) Female, Filipino Married, Able-bodied Age: 41 8 years at Kalaupapa Love Could Not Overcome Fear I got the disease when I was thirty-three years old. I came [...]

By |2020-04-26T21:03:40+00:00April 20th, 2020|Leprosy in Hawaii, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History|Comments Off on Love Could Not Overcome Fear: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii
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