[Salvation]

The story of Father Damian is one of total inspiration for me.

[Salvation]

"Lepers' Apostle" to Be Declared a Saint

Finally, It's Official: Molokai's Hero = Hawaii's Saint

A Parish of Lepers [Bl. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai]

Bld. Damien Joseph de Veuster of Molokai

[nickcarraway]

Bump

[kittycatonline.com]

She said that during that period, her prayer was directed to God "exclusively through Blessed Damián. I am convinced that this miraculous disappearance of the cancer is due to the intercession of Blessed Damián."

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Father Damien was a great man. Jesus, however, is the Son of God, and makes it pretty clear the only way to the Father is through Him. Catholics have John 14:6 in their Bible, too, so it's not like this is news to them.

[ZULU]

He is a real saint.

[Kolokotronis]

When I was a child, the nuns held Father Damian up to us as an example of “dying to the self”, though they didn’t use those words. His story had a powerful impact. This is a man who is surely a saint.

[Spiff]

I just listened to a talk about Kalaupapa (the leper colony in Molokai) and have been doing a little bit of reading up on it. I heard there was a film to be released this year, but I can’t find anything about it on the Internet. The story of this colony and the way that mixed religions have been able to totally get along is an inspiration for me.