He is risen! Alleluia! On this the solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord, body and soul into heaven to be with his heavenly father, we have the fulfillment of a promise that God made to us that he would send his only son to us to teach us and show us the way back [...]
Molokai History: (from "Pioneers of the Faith: History of the Catholic Mission in Hawaii (1827-1940)" by Robert Schoofs, SS.CC., Sturgis Printing Company, Inc., Honolulu, HI, 1978) (continued from May 22) When in the 1920's both homesteading and pineapple were introduced to Molokai, the image of the Island's plateau changed radically. Its wastelands were gradually turned [...]
Peace of the Lord be with you and your ohana on this Saturday of the 6th Week of Easter! Our Bishop has allowed churches to open up, if they are ready, for masses May 30-31. However, we are not quite ready yet. We still have to coordinate some things into place and receive a supply [...]
Molokai History: (from "Pioneers of the Faith: History of the Catholic Mission in Hawaii (1827-1940)" by Robert Schoofs, SS.CC., Sturgis Printing Company, Inc., Honolulu, HI, 1978) (continued from May 21st) After Kaunakakai got its little church in 1914, religious progress in this little town became noticeable, until in the mid-1930's its little church was bursting [...]
Aloha nui to all of our wonderful faithful out there! Your prayers have been awesome! And the Lord said to Paul in today's First Reading, "Do not be afraid." Jesus says this a lot in the Gospels. He knows that we, weak as we are, need to be reassured that our fears are our own [...]
Molokai History: (from "Pioneers of the Faith: History of the Catholic Mission in Hawaii (1827-1940)" by Robert Schoofs, SS.CC., Sturgis Printing Company, Inc., Honolulu, HI, 1978) (continued from May 20th) The young priest who inherited the missionary district of Molokai from Thomas in 1928 was newly-arrived Father Henry Boeynaems, SS.CC. With homesteading and pineapple just [...]
Blessings, pono and pule to all on this feast of the Mexican "Cristero" martyrs, Sts. Christopher Magallanes (a priest) and his companions. "Viva Cristo Rey! Viva! Viva!" This was the battle cry of the "Cristeros" when they fought against the Mexican Government in the 1920's to restore the Catholic Church and the Sacraments in the [...]
Molokai History: (from "Pioneers of the Faith: History of the Catholic Mission in Hawaii (1827-1940)" by Robert Schoofs, SS.CC., Sturgis Printing Company, Inc., Honolulu, HI, 1978) (continued from May 19th) For another decade and a half, from 1914 to 1929, Father Thomas Geloen, ss.cc. covered his large district, now counting five sacred buildings. During these [...]
Peace be with you and your ohana this Wednesday 6th Week of Easter, the feast of St. Bernardine of Siena! St. Paul has some encouraging words for us in today's First Reading from the Acts of the Apostles: "The God who made the world and all that is in it, the Lord of heaven and [...]
Molokai History: (from "Pioneers of the Faith: History of the Catholic Mission in Hawaii (1827-1940)" by Robert Schoofs, SS.CC., Sturgis Printing Company, Inc., Honolulu, HI, 1978) (continued from May 18th) Also in Kaunakakai Father Thomas accommodated with the occasional celebration of Holy Mass the score of Catholics of this then tiny and unimportant village. Pukoo [...]