Chesterton scholar giving presentations in February
G.K. Chesterton scholar Dale Ahlquist will give two free presentations in Honolulu in February. Here are the topics, locations, times and dates of his talks.
“The Philosophy of Islands,” Pauline Books and Media Center, downtown, 7 p.m., Feb. 10. Validated underground parking across the street.
“Puritans and Pagans,” at Sacred Heart Church on Wilder Street, 7 p.m., Feb. 11. Parking available behind the church.
London-born Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) has been called the greatest Catholic thinker and writer of the 20th century. He wrote a hundred books, hundreds of poems, 200 short stories and more than 4,000 newspaper essays. He addressed the topics of literature, history, politics, economics, philosophy and theology with humility, intelligence and humor.
The Chesterton Society of the Sandwich Islands meets 6:30-9 p.m. on the first Wednesday of the month, at St. Pius X parish hall in Manoa Valley at 2821 Lowrey Avenue, Honolulu.
For information, contact Tom Cook at (239) 595-5441 or thomaslanneaux@icloud.com.
Makawao malassadas to help fund new parish gym
St. Joseph Church in Makawao, Maui, is having a malassada sale on Malassada Day, Feb. 17, to raise funds to replace the current gym with a new multi-purpose center. The current gym has termite and dry rot damage throughout, outdated electrical and plumbing systems, and is non-accessible for persons with disabilities.
Presale malassadas are $9 a dozen. Tickets are limited by various pickup times and are on sale at the St. Joseph Church office, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Call Donna Pico, 572-7652, for more information or to receive an order form.
Scrub Bucket Ministries offering women’s retreat
Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries is offering a weekend Lenten contemplative retreat for women titled “I Will Always Love You,” 7 p.m. Feb. 20 to 2 p.m. Feb. 22, at St. Anthony Retreat Center in Kalihi Valley. The cost is $185 and includes a private room with bath and air conditioning. There is room available for 20 women. Liturgy will be celebrated.
Make checks payable to Scrub Bucket Gospel Ministries, 320-3 Molo Street, Kailua, HI 96734. For information, call Pat Tom, 261-8104, or Maxine Pollock, 254-1091.
Delaware priest’s book on homeless includes Hawaii
Father Paul Mast, a priest of the Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware, who wrote a book about his six-month sabbatical with the homeless on streets and in shelters in eight cities including Honolulu, will do a book-signing on Feb. 21, 10 a.m.-noon, at the Pauline Book and Media Center in Honolulu.
Chapter 13 of the book “Street Sabbatical” is titled “The Streets of Hawaii — Homeless in Paradise,” and is based on the priest’s time in Hawaii last January.
To learn more about the book and its author, go to www.banthelabelhomeless.com. Father Mast retired from official ministry last June 30.
Hawaii Cursillos preparing for 50th anniversary
Have you ever attended a Cursillo retreat? Cursillos of Hawaii is updating its contact list in preparation for the celebration of 50 years of the Cursillo Movement in Hawaii, July 9-12, at St. Stephen Diocesan Center.
If you have not been receiving the Cursillo’s quarterly publication TORCH or if you would like to receive information about the celebration, e-mail Molly Anguay at manguay54@gmail.com or call Leda Barbieto at 681-3898 to provide your mailing address.
