Aloha Kakou and blessings to ohana and visitors! In our Gospel, ten lepers were healed, and only one came back to give thanks. Picture this. The one who came back was an outsider, a Samaritan. The others who were too busy to say “thanks” were from the local faith community. There’s a dual lesson here [...]
Aloha Kakou and peace to ohana, friends and visitors! We are people of faith. In today's Gospel, Jesus says, "If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you would say to the mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you." Have you ever quietly wondered; do I [...]
Praying the Gospel through the Rosary: The Presentation Submitted by Deacon Jim Krupka Living true to Jewish Law, Mary and Joseph went to Jerusalem to present their firstborn Son to God. The fourth Joyful Mystery calls us to ponder the meaning of this ritual presentation. Luke is the only Gospel writer to mention the Presentation. [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Aloha nui to all! As we begin the 29th week of Ordinary Time and over 7 months of pandemic, we have in next weekend's Gospel a roadmap to living a successful Christian life: Love God! Love yourself! Love your neighbor! It may sound simple, but we all know it is a challenge. It [...]
Molokai History: (taken from :Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) A Letter from Father Damien to his mother, brothers and relatives, sent from the Leprosy Hospital on Molokai, December 8, 1874 Beloved mother, brothers and relatives, During last summer, I worked four months outside the hospital, as a joint-carpenter. It [...]