A Personal Reflection from Fr. Brian: (continued from May 31) As the reports on the television came in from around the Bay Area, it was quite apparent that there had been some extensive damage and some loss of life. A section of the Bay Bridge had collapsed. A freeway in Oakland had collapsed, trapping cars [...]
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 [...]
Hawaii History: (from "History of the Catholic Mission in the Hawaiian Islands" by Father Reginald Yzendoorn, SS.CC., Honolulu Star-Bulletin Ltd., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, 1927) (continued from May 30th) There is nothing in the traditions concerning Paao and Pili that indicates a Samoan origin. On the contrary the unanimous affirmation of all witnesses to Hawaiian [...]
A Personal Reflection by Fr. Brian: (continued from May 30th) As the ground stopped shaking, an eerie silence set in. It was quite spooky. All of our seminarians were out in the street. I was halfway out the front door, making sure that if the house had begun to collapse I would rush back in [...]
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 [...]
Hawaii History: (from "History of the Catholic Mission in the Hawaiian Islands" by Father Reginald Yzendoorn, SS.CC., Honolulu Star-Bulletin Ltd., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, 1927) (continued from yesterday) This history was told in 1823 by Governor Kuakini at Kailua and by other natives at Honuaula and Puuepa that the memory of the foreign priest is [...]
A Personal Reflection by Fr. Brian: It was October of 1989 and I was in my 2nd year of seminary at our House of Studies in Berkeley, CA. We were just sitting down in the living room of one of our two houses to say evening prayer and then watch the first game of the [...]
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 [...]
Hawaii History: (from "History of the Catholic Mission in the Hawaiian Islands" by Father Reginald Yzendoorn, SS.CC., Honolulu Star-Bulletin Ltd., Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, 1927) (continued from yesterday) A third account states that a number of years after the departure of Manahini and his party seven foreigners arrived at Kearakekua Bay. They came in a [...]
A Reflection from Fr. Brian: (continued from May 28th) As we headed towards our neighbor's property, we saw something burning in the yard. It was a hose that led up to the house where the propane tank was. We quickly ran to smother the hose with dirt so it wouldn't blow up the propane tank. [...]