Molokai History: (from "History of the Catholic Mission in the Hawaiian Islands" by Father Reginald Yzendoorn, SS.CC., Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Limited, Honolulu, U.S. Territory of Hawaii, 1927) There were but few Catholics on the island of Molokai outside of the leper settlement on the peninsula; their number may have amounted to about two hundred, disseminated over [...]
May the grace and peace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the gift of the Holy Spirit be with each and every one of you on this Tuesday of Holy Week! Let us give thanks to the Lord for all He has done, all He does and all He will do for us! In today's [...]
Molokai History: (more from "Ho'opono: The Hawaiian Way to Put Things Back into Balance (2nd. Edition)" by Pali Jae Lee, I.M. Publishing Ltd., Mountain View, HI, 2006) There are just about as many stories about Kaiakea, the old chief of Molokai, as there are about King Kamehameha. There is one story of the reverence King [...]
Aloha nui & Peace be with you on this Monday of Holy Week! In today's Responsorial Psalm, Psalm 27, we hear a very familiar refrain, echoed by Christian believers over the many centuries: "The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom (or what) should I fear? The Lord is my life's refuge; of whom [...]
(tidbits from F. Brian): 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) Molokai is also known by the name of "Pule O'o". This is the story of how it got that name. At the time of the Tahitian invasion [...]
https://youtu.be/1upXCzi4D6c The Lord be with each and every one of you! Today, as we begin the holiest of all weeks in our year, we enter Jerusalem, the holy city, with Jesus as he prepares to celebrate the Passover with his disciples. It is a bittersweet moment, as Jesus continues to show the world [...]
Thursday March 26: In today's gospel we hear the words of Jesus: ".....seek the glory that comes from the one who alone is God" On this Thursday of the 4th Week of Lent, we have an opportunity to seek the glory that is God. But, we have to believe in that glory. It is God's [...]
The Pope also announced that on the following Friday, 27 March, he will preside over a moment of prayer on the sagrato of St Peter’s Basilica, the platform at the top of the steps immediately in front of the façade of the Church. “I invite everyone to participate spiritually through the means of communication”, he [...]
Thank you to all our volunteers who helped at our Toyland on Dec. 21, 2019. We had 58 volunteers who did a great job making the day enjoyable for our parents. 95 families came to shop for their children. 294 children received gifts. Thank you again to everyone who helped....... by setting up the day before who volunteered on [...]
Stewardship Bulletin Reflection: Pentecost Sunday, Weekend of June 8-9, 2019 Today we reach the finale of the Easter season with the celebration of the great Feast of Pentecost. Reflecting on today’s readings inspires a sense of awe as we consider the mighty power of the Holy Spirit at work giving birth to and sustaining [...]