Peace be with all on this feast of St. Pope Paul VI! I remember growing up in the Catholic Church, when Vatican II was taking place. It was in the mid 1960's and Pope John XXIII had just died and Pope Paul VI became Pope. It was Pope Paul VI who shepherded the church through [...]
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 27th) This Paao, who was believed to be a priest from another country, was said to have built the temple Molokini at Puuepa, North Kohala, where he [...]
Aloha nui to all on this Thursday of the last week of Easter! May God bless you as we prepare to reopen our churches on June 2. It is a time of change in our lives. Yet, it is also a time of greater caring for one another in whatever ways we can. It is [...]
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 26th) According to the legends which were then current among the native Hawaiians, strangers from foreign lands had at different times landed on the shores of the [...]
A Reflection by Fr. Brian: Another wildfire story: this time, I was taking my day off from the parish near Palm Springs, CA where I was Pastoral Associate. I drove to our property in Hemet, CA where we had our Novitiate. It was 60 acres like a ranch with a main house and two double-wide [...]
Peace to all on this Wednesday, the last week of the Easter season! Scripture today has words of caring and love: "Tend the Church of God. Be vigilant. By hard work we must help the weak. It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts of the Apostles 20) "Confess the power of God. [...]
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) The Hawaiians have preserved the reminiscences of bygone ages under the form of genealogical lists and all kinds of poetry. The therein contained data, students of ancient Hawaiian lore have [...]
A Reflection by Fr. Brian (the firestorm of Oakland, CA): (continued from May 25th) The Oakland/Berkeley Hills Firestorm of 1991 was a real disaster and I had just started at St. Joseph/Notre Dame High School in Alameda, CA, just down the road from Oakland and Berkeley. I remember it was a Sunday and I was [...]
Tuesday 7th week of Easter Mass at Kamalo, Molokai with Fr. Brian Guerrini, ss.cc. Our Scriptures today speak of tears and trials, of bearing witness, of persevering in the race, of God's grace, of God bearing our burdens and a God who saves us for eternal life. Scripture: "I served the Lord with all humility [...]
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 24th) Maunaloa was the first community in the Hoolehua District to have its own school and its own church. The church of St. Vincent Ferrer, favorite [...]