Molokai History: [From "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, SS.CC., Rome, 2017] From a letter from Fr. Damien to Father Modeste Favens, SS.CC., Kalawao, April 3, 1879: My Reverend Father, Not having a penny of revenue and having paid what was due for the "kuleana" of Halawa [land purchased for St. Ann's chapel [...]
Peace to all during this Advent Season, a season of expectation and high hopes, especially for an end to the pandemic! Have you ever cried out in the desert? Well, John the Baptist did. But, for a change. A change in the world. A change in the world that was coming. This Advent season [...]
Peace to all as we enter the first week of Advent in anticipation of things to come! "A voice of one crying out in the desert" "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit" These two lines stood out for me from next Sunday's Gospel. They are words of need, hope and faith in God. [...]
Molokai History: (From "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) From a letter from Father Damien to Mr. Rudolph W. Meyer from Kalawao, March 20, 1877: Dear Sir, Father Andre wishes me to go up today to your place and help you survey the Kaunakakai and Halava church lots. Trusting to [...]
Peace be with you! As we begin this 33rd week of Ordinary Time in our church year, we look forward to proclaiming Jesus Christ as our king next weekend and proclaiming the servant leader that Jesus promoted. Kingship has responsibilities, the main one being to serve the people. If we proclaim Jesus as our [...]
Molokai History: (From "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) From a letter from Father Damien to Father Gabriel Germain ss.cc., procurator of the Congregation, from Kalawao, March 1876: The gifts received last year for the leprosarium have been used in great part to cover the costs of a beautiful chapel, [...]
Aloha nui to all as we enter the 32nd week in Ordinary Time and fast approach the season of Advent and the coming of the Lord at Christmas! It is always good to be prepared, to be ready for something. Most teachers will tell you that they spend most of their time preparing to teach [...]
Here's the link to this years virtual DYD 2020 (Diocesan Youth Day) "Rise Up", just in case anyone missed it or would like to view it. We're proud to announce that two of our youth, Akone Manaba (entertainment) and Quedin Bumatay (emcee) participated in the program. Thank you, Jersula Manaba, Youth Ministry Coordinator Larissa [...]
Peace of mind, body and spirit to you and your ohana! Attitude! That is what Jesus tells us in next weekend's Gospel. You need to have an attitude attuned to the Lord's if you want to enter the Kingdom of Heaven. And, that attitude is a "be" - attitude, meaning you must "be" what you [...]
Please join us in welcoming Deacon Jim Krupka back home to Molokai! If you missed hearing his homily this weekend, here it is: Aloha friends! So much has changed in the months since I was last here. Last Christmas, the world of Molokai looked good. Things seemed to be moving along on Molokai time in [...]