Aloha nui to all on this the Memorial of St. Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor of the Church! Light is something we can't do without! We need it for the life of plants, animals and humans! Light is not just from the sun. It is also from others. We need models and examples of this light [...]
Peace and love of the Lord be with you on this Monday of the 10th Week of Ordinary Time! Well, it really isn't ordinary time right now in our world! It seems there is a lot to reflect on and God knows we have all been doing that! In the Beatitudes, Jesus gives his disciples [...]
A Personal Reflection by Fr. Brian: When I was growing up, in the 1960's, I remember watching sporting events on television and whenever the camera would show shots of the crowd, inevitably there would be someone, sometimes with brightly-colored frizzy hair, holding up a sign which simply said, "Jn 3:16". After I saw this more [...]
Peace to all as we open up our churches here on topside Molokai for weekend masses. This weekend we celebrate Trinity Sunday which has special meaning for Catholics since it celebrates the greatest mystery of our faith, the Blessed Trinity! Today's Scriptures speak of professing and showing our faith through persistence, whether convenient or inconvenient. [...]
Peace to all on this Thursday of the 9th week of ordinary time! What is the greatest commandment? Jesus tells us in today's gospel. "Love the Lord your God with your whole heart, mind, soul and with all your strength. And, love your neighbor as yourself." For the Jewish scribe, he knew well the first [...]
May the Lord bless you on this feast of the African martyrs St. Charles Lwanga and His Companions! We are blessed to receive the Eucharist once again! As our country deals with different forms of death, we have the encouraging words of Jesus, that "God is a God of the living, not a God of [...]
Peace be with you and your ohana on this Monday of the 9th Week of Ordinary Time. Our Scriptures speak today of waiting, patience, growth, knowledge and the acknowledgement of God as our refuge: "We await new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. Consider the patience of our Lord as salvation. Grow [...]
Today we celebrate a new Memorial in our church calendar. It is the Memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church, the Monday following Pentecost. Today, we lift up Mary as a model of motherhood. That, she was a good mother to her son and to the Beloved Disciple, John. As we struggle [...]
Aloha nui to all our parish ohana on this great Feast of Pentecost! The Coming of the Holy Spirit into the church and the world as sent by God though His own Son, Jesus Christ! With the Spirit comes peace. We pray for peace in the hearts of all, in mind, body and spirit. Tomorrow [...]
May the Lord be with you on this Saturday of the last week of Easter! Tomorrow we celebrate Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit. May the Spirit be alive in you! Today's Scriptures speak of suffering for the sake of the Kingdom and the spread of the Gospel. They also speak of the coming [...]