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“This is no time for churches to be silent!”

Posted on March 2, 2026 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

It was truly a gift to be able to listen to the President of Repairers of the Breach and co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign in person at Central Union Church in Honolulu this Sunday March 1, 2026. The spontaneous…

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Guest Post: Rev. David Gierlach Good Friday 2021

Posted on April 2, 2021 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

“Why on earth do you call it ‘Good Friday’?,” my atheist friend demands one day. “What’s possibly ‘good’ about this day?” I suppose that’s a question we each of us have asked, if not out loud, then perhaps in the…

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Guest Post: Multiply or Divide? The Economy of Generosity

Posted on August 5, 2018 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

With thanks to Rev. David Gierlach, Rector, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, for permission to publish this sermon of July 29, 2018. Back in my seminary days some 40 years ago (ouch!) our homiletics professor said there is one thing you…

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Solemn Bell Ringing to Support Students Against Guns. Wed 3/14 from 10-10.17 a.m. Honolulu

Posted on March 12, 2018 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

This Wednesday, March 14, 2018, from 10 to 10.17 a.m. many public high schools in Hawaii are staging a walk out and silent vigil to commemorate the senseless violence that occurred a few weeks ago at the high school in…

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“Who am I to Judge?” Honolulu Pastors Protest Franklin Graham’s Christianity

Posted on February 27, 2016 by freecatholic808 — 2 Comments

The words of Pope Francis, “Who am I to judge?” spoke from a large placard carried by Protestant clergy. Another sign said “All are Abraham’s children.” They offered the face of Christ in response to the bigotry of Rev. Franklin Graham…

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Christmas 2015. A Refugee is Born

Posted on December 25, 2015 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Christmas Day sermon by Fr. David Gierlach, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church, Honolulu. Reproduced here with permission. Accepting what happens on Christmas is an uphill battle. After all, it’s quite a leap to believe in a God who becomes a human…

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Helping the Houseless, One Family at a Time

Posted on December 18, 2015 by freecatholic808 — Leave a comment

In this season of giving, if you are looking for ways to express your gratitude for how well life has treated you, St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church on King Street in Honolulu has a few suggestions. Shallow Rent Subsidies If you…

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July 22: Honolulu Protests Assault on Gaza. “Bethlehem – 2006” Revisited

Posted on July 23, 2014 by freecatholic808 — 1 Comment

Sharing here, with permission, a poem, “Bethlehem – 2006” written by Methodist minister, Rev. Barbara Grace Ripple after her visit to the Holy Land. She went back again in 2013 and found the situation worse. She spoke with Palestinians, Christians…

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