Reshaping Habits and Coming Back to the Celebration of the Mass

It is so good to be back! After nearly three months since the suspension of public masses, we are glad to be back. It has been more than four weeks ago that our church reopened for public mass under strict health and safety guidelines. Many worried about social distancing and how people would behave. We [...]

By |2020-06-30T22:39:56+00:00June 30th, 2020|celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Deacon Jim Krupka|Comments Off on Reshaping Habits and Coming Back to the Celebration of the Mass

Excerpts from the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) (taken from a letter from Fr. Damien to his Superior, Fr. Modeste Favens, ss.cc., from Kaluaaha, April 19, 1874) (continued from June 26th) We have just received your letter of the 8th of this month, addressed to Father Andre in [...]

By |2020-06-28T08:38:18+00:00June 27th, 2020|Damien Church Blog 1, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History, St. Damien, St. Damien of Molokai|Comments Off on Excerpts from the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

Weekly Message for the 13th Week In Ordinary Time 2020

Peace be with you as we begin the 13th Week in Ordinary Time this Sunday! These weekly messages will be replacing the daily messages. Sorry to all of you daily message fans! I hope and pray that you and your ohana are staying safe and practicing safety measures now that we are beginning inter-island travel. [...]

By |2020-06-28T08:28:34+00:00June 27th, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, Stories from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on Weekly Message for the 13th Week In Ordinary Time 2020

Excerpts from the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) (taken from a letter from Fr. Damien to his Superior, Fr. Moseste Favens, ss.cc., from Kalawao, March 16, 1874) (continued from June24th) Good Father Andre came here to visit me. I showed him the plan for his church in Kaluaaha, [...]

By |2020-06-25T21:57:11+00:00June 25th, 2020|Damien Church Blog 1, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History, St. Damien, St. Damien of Molokai|Comments Off on Excerpts from the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

Thursday, 12th Week In Ordinary Time

Aloha nui to all on this Thursday of the 12th week of ordinary time! This will be the last daily message from me. Starting tomorrow, I will be posting a weekly message for the upcoming week. This will lessen the load. And, don't forget, our monthly bulletin will begin in July. Today, in our Scriptures, [...]

By |2020-06-25T21:51:57+00:00June 25th, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on Thursday, 12th Week In Ordinary Time

Excerpts from “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) (continued from June 23rd) Father Henri-Michel (Andre) Burgerman, ss.cc., (1829-1907) was assigned to be the priest for the whole of topside Moloka'i, but substituted for Damien at the Kalaupapa settlement while Damien went up the "pali" to build a church [...]

By |2020-06-25T07:54:23+00:00June 24th, 2020|Damien Church Blog 1, Molokai History, St. Damien, St. Damien of Molokai|Comments Off on Excerpts from “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

June 24th Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Peace be with you and your ohana on this Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist! John leapt in his mother Elizabeth's womb at the presence of the Lord in the womb of Mary. It is said that a fetus in the womb of its mother can sense things outside of the mother's [...]

By |2020-06-25T07:51:17+00:00June 24th, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian, Stories from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on June 24th Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Excerpts From the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) Letter dated November 25, 1873 from Fr. Damien at Kalawao to his brother, Fr. Pamphile, ss.cc.: (continued from June 22nd) A few months ago, the minister of the Interior forbad me from putting a foot outside the asylum where we [...]

By |2020-06-24T00:15:44+00:00June 24th, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, Damien Church Blog 1, Molokai History, St. Damien, St. Damien of Molokai|Comments Off on Excerpts From the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

Tuesday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time

Aloha to all on this Tuesday of the 12th week of ordinary time! You are all a sign of God's grace and love! As the gospel talks about today, there are two gates, one is wide, the other is narrow. It is much easier to go through the wide gate towards death and destruction than [...]

By |2020-06-24T00:12:46+00:00June 24th, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, messages from Fr. Brian|Comments Off on Tuesday, 12th Week in Ordinary Time

Excerpts from the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017

  Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) Letter dated August, 1873 from Fr. Damien at Kalawao to his Superior General: (continued from June 20th) Beyond the leprosarium, I have to visit the whole island, which in length is two days travel. There is neither chapel nor [...]

By |2020-06-22T22:09:20+00:00June 22nd, 2020|Catholicism in Hawaii, celebrating the mass, Damien Church Blog 1, Molokai History, Native Hawaiian History, St. Damien, St. Damien of Molokai|Comments Off on Excerpts from the “Father Damien’s Letters”, Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017
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