Molokai/Father Damien History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) Letter dated May 27, 1873 from Fr. Damien at Kalawao to his Superior: I hope that in eight days I can go back to running after the lost sheep of Molokai. On Friday, I went to Pelekunu where I [...]
Molokai History: (taken from "Father Damien's Letters", Congregation of the Sacred Hearts SS.CC., Rome, 2017) Letter dated May 20, 1873 from Fr. Damien at Kalawao to his Superior: According to what I have been told, in one of the valleys, some miles from here by sea, there is a great number of Christians. The area [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 23rd) In February, 1928, Father Henry Boeynaems, who was staying at Kaluaaha, moved to Hoolehua's Sacred Heart rectory. From there he covered his large district. In [...]
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 22) When in the 1920's both homesteading and pineapple were introduced to Molokai, the image of the Island's plateau changed radically. Its wastelands were gradually turned [...]
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 21st) After Kaunakakai got its little church in 1914, religious progress in this little town became noticeable, until in the mid-1930's its little church was bursting [...]
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 20th) The young priest who inherited the missionary district of Molokai from Thomas in 1928 was newly-arrived Father Henry Boeynaems, SS.CC. With homesteading and pineapple just [...]
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 19th) For another decade and a half, from 1914 to 1929, Father Thomas Geloen, ss.cc. covered his large district, now counting five sacred buildings. During these [...]
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 18th) Also in Kaunakakai Father Thomas accommodated with the occasional celebration of Holy Mass the score of Catholics of this then tiny and unimportant village. Pukoo [...]