By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald “For I was a stranger and you welcomed me” (Mt 25:35). This verse from the Gospel of Matthew is at the core of the mission of the Apostleship of the Sea-Hawaii Ministry. If you study the origin of the word “stranger,” it comes from Old French, “estrangier,” […]
Sea ministry sets off on its maiden voyage
By Deacon Marlowe Sabater Special to the Herald “Mahigit na isang taon na ako hindi nakakapagsimba (I haven’t been to Mass for more than a year),” said one of the fisherman from Leyte, Philippines. He was a car wash attendant back home and decided to work as a contracted fisherman in the Hawaii longline fishery […]