MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s tip: No matter what kind of program, event or resource you implement, make sure you’re being OPEN, INVITING, FLEXIBLE AND CHALLENGING (giving opportunities for responsibility). Everything I share comes from “Sons and Daughters of the Light,” the U.S. bishops’ pastoral plan for ministry with young adults. This week, I’m going […]
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Maka‘ala (alert, vigilant, watchful)
MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s tip: Invite and lead young adults to participate in activities with their campus or parish social justice committees or local social action organizations! This year, for our annual Island Leadership Retreat, we decided to follow the theme of the Jubilee of Mercy (happening now!), “Merciful like the Father,” which really points […]
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: Vocation? Growing in faith
Today’s tip: Help young adults understand vocation as primarily a call to holiness and Christian maturity lived through single or married life, the priesthood, the diaconate or religious life.
Manaolana | Makana Aiona: They’re coming
MAKANA’S HELPFUL HINTS Today’s tip: Use Ash Wednesday as an opportunity to reach out to “new” people. Pass out ministry and/or event brochures and invite them to the next parish gathering. This statistic always comes up … the most well attended Mass of the year is Ash Wednesday. Regardless of why this is, the big […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Remember the pauses
Wow! Thanksgiving is gone and there are only three weeks until Christmas begins. Last week’s Black Friday sales actually started the day before Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations and sales popped up even before that! It really feels like corporate America (save a handful of companies) is trying to hide Thanksgiving! Now, I hope you caught […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: The paradox of faith
This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. As we do so, it’s important to transport ourselves back to the days of Roman rule when the Apostles walked the earth with Jesus. Imagine death sentences being commonplace and the type of execution a warning and a deterrent. Then, image that […]
Manaolana|Makana’s helpful hints: Perspective
A friend and I like to say that we’re connected through John the Baptist’s births. I was born the day John was born into the world and he was born the day John was born into eternal life. In St. Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians, he reminds the people of Corinth that even at […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Being prepared
Last Monday, I was at Costco getting meat, chicken, bagels and Melona bars (request of the wife). When I got to the checkout area, it was packed! The “Hurricane rush” had already begun and here I was worried about the Melona bars. The five wise bridesmaids took extra lamp oil with them. The five foolish […]
Manalolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Let it thrive
We always watch HGTV to see the latest home transformations, so when we moved to our new place with its yard of weeds, we were excited to finally be able to do some transformation ourselves! However, watching countless transformations on television gave us no idea of how to go from before to after, no money […]
Manaolana | Makana’s helpful hints: Best. Day. Yet!
This past Monday was the most incredible experience of my life. I witnessed my wife become superhuman and join the 5 percent of women who give birth without any drugs. I stood by and tried my best to support her as she used all her strength to bring our son out of the womb and […]
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