Molokai History: (From "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) From a letter from Father Damien to Mr. Rudolph W. Meyer from Kalawao, March 20, 1877: Dear Sir, Father Andre wishes me to go up today to your place and help you survey the Kaunakakai and Halava church lots. Trusting to [...]
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 [...]
Molokai History: (From "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) From a letter from Father Damien to Father Gabriel Germain ss.cc., procurator of the Congregation, from Kalawao, March 1876: The gifts received last year for the leprosarium have been used in great part to cover the costs of a beautiful chapel, [...]
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 [...]
Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) From a letter from Father Damien to his superior, Father Modeste Favens ss.cc., from Kalawao, December 28, 1874: Dear Reverend Father, I spent $8.25 for a trip and a small room at Kaluaaha. In Kaluaaha I spent $100 for the [...]
Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) From a letter from Father Damien to Father Marcellin Bousquet, ss.cc., Superior General of the Sacred Hearts, from Molokai Hospital, December 17, 1874: Father Andre has spent 4 months in the leper colony while I was building him a chapel [...]
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 [...]