The Celestial Hierarchy

The Word Angel itself is from a Greek Word meaning ‘messenger’. It is important to know that though Scripture is FULL of angels and though there is A LOT of theological speculation about angels very little has been declared and defined by the Church but of course some has and that ‘SOME’ is packed of stuff.

There are also many perennial traditions about angels that have been passed on through history and have been extrapolated by theologians throughout the ages. The main sources we will take a look at in this study are 1) The Bible 2) The Catechism 3) The Celestial Hierarchy by Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite 4) The writings of St. Thomas Aquinas 5) Some modern writngs from Dr. Mark Miravalle and Frank Sheed

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Please take a look at my lecture schedule to see opportunities to hear a lecture on the Celestial Hierarchy. Within the next several weeks Ill also post a link to an Mp3 here of one of my 'Celestial Hierarchy' lectures

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Sunset in Kalaupapa

Late last month I was blessed with the opportunity to join the Sts. Damien & Marianne Diocesan Choir for their yearly concert in Kalaupapa. Kalaupapa is the peninsula at the base of high sea cliffs on the island of Molokai. It was, at one time, a legally quarantined colony for those suffering from leprosy. It is the place that both Sts. Damien and Marianne of Molokai did their saintly ministry. It is now a National Park and special permission needs to be granted for someone to visit. Though it is place with a sad and desolate history it is a special place and quite aesthetically beautiful. Here is a sunset from Kalaupapa just a few weeks ago

Fidei Defensor Men's Conference: August 25th, 2018

Looking forward to this Men's Conference coming up next month. Please join the conference if you can. It is going to be great! You can register at www.808catholic.org

Interview on ʻDeep Adventure' with Bear Woznick

Here is the episode I did with Bear Woznick for ʻDeep Adventure Ministries’ You can watch/listen here or you can listen on the EWTN app. We talked about jiu jitsu, catechetics, Hawaiian culture,  and healthy living

Check out the other episodes of the show as well. Bear has done some great interviews! (Click on the Youtube Video below to watch the live Youtube version of the interview or click on the picture of Bear to listen to the Radio version of the interview)

Honolulu Catholic Men's Conference: "Fidei Defensor"

I will be speaking at the Honolulu Catholic men’s conference, ‘Fidei Defensor’ on August 25th, 2018. Check out www.808catholic.org for more info

Some new ‘62 missals for the Extraordinary Form

New set of ‘62 missals for the Extraordinary Form of the Mass. The kids have been wanting their own for a while. This will be a nice surprise for them

Clips from EWTN's 'Real Life Catholic'

Last year several members from our Diocese, including myself and my good friend Joshua Kapika, had the chance to be on EWTN's 'Real Life Catholic' with Chris Stefanick. It was an honor to be able to represent the local church and to also share our Hawaiian culture with the rest of the Catholic world. If you would like to watch the entire episode you click on the thumbnail pic on the top right of the blog or you can CLICK HERE

If you would like to see some selected clips from the episodes take a look at the Youtube videos below