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) Though Molokai had to wait long for a resident priest of its own, nevertheless the Catholic faith had gotten a firm foothold on the island by the late 1840's. [...]
Aloha nui to you and your ohana! May the peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you always! I am reminded daily of the struggles of Father Damien to minister to the faithful on Molokai, both at the leper settlement and topside. But, I know that his faith, perseverance and love was what gave [...]
Aloha nui to all and peace be with you! Although we continue without in-person church and office services, we are still providing emergency food & assistance to those in need and providing online masses, prayer services such as novenas, and daily messages and email blasts to keep our parishioners and friends informed, served and inspired. [...]
Aloha nui to all ohana's and peace be with you this Tuesday of the 4th Week of Easter! As our world is adapting to the changes that the coronavirus has brought, we, as believers, know and feel that the hand of the Lord is with us and that we need to stand firm in our [...]
Molokai History: (continued from yesterday) (from "The Separating Sickness: Ma'i Ho'oka'awale: Interviews with Exiled Leprosy Patients at Kalaupapa, Hawaii" by Ted Gugelyk and Milton Bloombaum, Ma'i Ho'oka'awale Foundation, Honolulu, HI, 1979) Male Part-Hawaiian Partly Disfigured 48 years of age 37 years in Kalaupapa I was sent to Kalaupapa on May 15, 1942. May 15, 1979 [...]
Aloha nui to all ohanas and peace be with you! On this Monday of the 4th Week of Easter, we continue to shelter in place as we move closer to an end to isolation, in our businesses, in our churches, in our communities, state, country and world. I want to share with you a reflection [...]
Peace be with you and your ohana! We celebrate the 4th Sunday of Easter today. It is a day of prayer and spiritual renewal for all of us! Today's Psalm, Psalm 23, is a very familiar Psalm to all of us. It speaks of the Lord as our Shepherd who watches over us. Let us [...]
Aloha nui to all of you and your ohana this Saturday of the 3rd Week of Easter! May the Lord bless you with His grace and love! The Divinity of Jesus! It was a challenge for many of Jesus' early disciples. In fact, many of them left because they didn't believe that Jesus was the [...]
The Lord be with you! On this feast of St. Joseph the Worker, this May Day, this first day of Mary's month! Let us keep in our prayers all who who have no work, all who are struggling financially to put bread on the table! May St. Joseph and the Blessed Mother protect them! As [...]
Peace be with you and your ohana! Are you going stir crazy yet? Well, adapting to our new normal takes getting used to. And, asking for God's help! Because it is God who protects us, giving life to our souls and not letting our feet slip. For He came down from Heaven to give us [...]