It is this prayer and community that this coming Sunday's gospel speaks of as Jesus teaches his disciples about its power. Let us use these gifts of prayer and community to bolster our own spirits in this time of challenge. This week we celebrate several things: Monday is Labor Day so we [...]
Aloha nui to all of our ohana's! I pray that the Lord blesses you with peace of mind, heart & soul this 22nd week of Ordinary Time! As our young people, teachers and parents as well return to school, let us pray for an end to the pandemic. May our Good God heal and support [...]
Aloha to all! As we say our farewells to "Saint" (Sr.) Ardis, may we always remember that love has no boundaries, physical, mental, spiritual, emotional. Sr. Ardis has given her life in the service of others. May she be a shining example to us of this saying "yes" to God's call to each one of [...]
(taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, Rome, 2017) From a letter from Father Damien to his superior, Father Modeste Favens, ss.cc., Kaluaaha, June 21, 1874: The doors and the windows still need to be put up. The altar is hewn with a nice pediment. I hope that Father Andre will be [...]
Aloha to all this 20th week in ordinary time! It is a time of waiting! I know Advent is not here yet, but it does seems like Advent as we continue to wait out the storm in anticipation of something better. The Lord remains our Rock! It is he who calms the storm and brings [...]
Peace be with you! Pono to all! Pule to those in need! I want to share with you this week a Prayer for Inner Peace by an anonymous author: Lord, please put Your peace in my heart. I'm worried and anxious. My mind races and obsesses. I can't help thinking about my problems. And the [...]
Much pule to you and your ohana! As we enter this 18th Week of Ordinary Time we continue to adapt to the times. Our faith is what sustains us and lifts us up when we are down! This week we celebrate four saints. the Annunciation of the Lord to Mary by the angel Gabriel and [...]
Aloha! Jesus says in next weekend's readings to "Come to me" to receive, eat, delight and have life with Him. It is the hand of the Lord that feeds us and answers all our needs. It is the Lord that satisfies. Amen. In this 17th week in Ordinary time, we celebrate several saints: Wednesday, St. [...]
Peace be with you and your ohana! As we begin this 16th week of Ordinary Time, we find ourselves living in an extraordinary time! A time of challenge and adaptation, a time of new understanding and wisdom. This week we celebrate six saints whose lives showed that they had an understanding and a wisdom of [...]
Peace of the Lord be with you as we remember Independence Day this weekend! It was a bold step for the Founders of this country to declare their independence from England. The Declaration of Independence was, and still is, a remarkable document of liberty and freedom. It stands as a blueprint for society and [...]