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 8th) From that time on [late 1830's through the 1870's] a priest from Oahu or Maui periodically visited Molokai's leeward group of Catholics, dispensing to them [...]
Aloha nui to all ohana's and may the peace of Jesus Christ our Lord be with each and every one of you! On this Saturday of the 4th Week of Easter, we remain hunkered down, like the disciples in the Upper Room, praying and awaiting the sending of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. It is [...]
Peace be with you and your ohana! As we continue our Easter journey, let us continue to place our fears and doubts with the Lord! For He is the Way, and the Truth and the Life! Amen! Alleluia! Reflections by Fr. Brian: While I was assigned to our Mission in the Kingdom of Tonga (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 7th) Less than a month later (probably sometime in the 1830's or 1840's), on a Sunday, Father Desvault, provincial of the Sacred Hearts Fathers in Hawaii, [...]
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 [...]
Molokai History: (from "Ho'opono: The Hawaiian Way to Put Things Back into Balance" by Pali Jae Lee, I.M. Publishing, Ltd., Mountain View, HI, 2006) There are many stories of prophecies and healings from Molokai that cannot be explained by any reason other than prayer or mana. Many great prophets came from this island, and many [...]
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. [...]
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 As we were leaving [the Kalihi Receiving Station] for Honolulu Harbor, again [...]
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 [...]