Efren Tomas

In 2004, Father Efren arrived on Maui, Hawaii to be the Pastor of Christ The King Catholic Church in Kahului, Maui until 2012. He calls Christ The King his home because this was his first parish in Hawaii.

What It Means to Follow Jesus

We come now to the end of the civil calendar, the last day of the year 2023. It’s a day to look back at the year that was and look forward to the coming year. So many events have happened in the past 12 months, the most unforgettable was the tragedy that hit the island of Maui. Many have lost their homes, and some have lost their loved ones. They continued to struggle from that tragedy and encountered

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Taught with Authority

We come now to the end of the civil calendar, the last day of the year 2023. It’s a day to look back at the year that was and look forward to the coming year. So many events have happened in the past 12 months, the most unforgettable was the tragedy that hit the island of Maui. Many have lost their homes, and some have lost their loved ones. They continued to struggle from that tragedy and encountered

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Answering the call…

We come now to the end of the civil calendar, the last day of the year 2023. It’s a day to look back at the year that was and look forward to the coming year. So many events have happened in the past 12 months, the most unforgettable was the tragedy that hit the island of Maui. Many have lost their homes, and some have lost their loved ones. They continued to struggle from that tragedy and encountered

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What “Loving Others” Means

We come now to the end of the civil calendar, the last day of the year 2023. It’s a day to look back at the year that was and look forward to the coming year. So many events have happened in the past 12 months, the most unforgettable was the tragedy that hit the island of Maui. Many have lost their homes, and some have lost their loved ones. They continued to struggle from that tragedy and encountered

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To Mirror the Holy Family

We come now to the end of the civil calendar, the last day of the year 2023. It’s a day to look back at the year that was and look forward to the coming year. So many events have happened in the past 12 months, the most unforgettable was the tragedy that hit the island of Maui. Many have lost their homes, and some have lost their loved ones. They continued to struggle from that tragedy and encountered

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Gaudete Sunday

John the Baptist was introduced in the gospels as the second cousin of our Lord, as a great figure, a messenger, the forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ. His life also spoke a much greater message. His simplicity in lifestyle and fearlessness in preparing the path for the coming of God’s kingdom. John was part of the good news through faithfulness to his mission.

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Preparers of the Way…

John the Baptist was introduced in the gospels as the second cousin of our Lord, as a great figure, a messenger, the forerunner of our Lord Jesus Christ. His life also spoke a much greater message. His simplicity in lifestyle and fearlessness in preparing the path for the coming of God’s kingdom. John was part of the good news through faithfulness to his mission.

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Feast of Christ the King

Today we celebrate the Solemnity of Christ the King. The three readings on this feast day, presents to us beautiful images of the kind of king that Christ is. The First Reading shows the king as a Good Shepherd. The Second Reading presents to us Christ as the King of kings, while the Gospel text gives us an integral picture of a Glorious king who’s at the same time the marginalized one. In the end, we get a perplexing view of a king who’s apart from the usual notion we have of a king, seated on a throne complete with golden crown and scepter.

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