[Salvation]

What a story!

[Salvation]

The letter to his brother is heart-breaking!

Saint of the Day Ping!

[GBA]

Wow, you are right about that! There are many ways to be a real man in this world, but few have risen to the level and love of Damien of Molokai.

[Engraved-on-His-hands]

I’ve been to Molokai. There is an overlook above the former leper colony with the story of Damien and the leper colony on a series of signs. If I remember correctly you could go down to the colony on a mule ride; but a long mule ride didn’t seem that appealing to us at the time. (We only had one day to see the island.) I think that some cruise ships go by the colony. If I remember correctly, there is a waterfall coming off of the sea cliffs that is the tallest waterfall in the United States (nearly 3000 feet in height), but I don’t think that it flows year round. You can only see a portion of the sea cliffs from the overlook. (I would check into more details about the waterfall, but it’s bedtime over here.)

[fish hawk]

I live on Maui and have been there many times in the past. Flying in is the best way to get there. A friend of mine, also a leper, Richard Marks, had the concession to show you around over there but he passed on a few years ago. I don't know if someone took over his business or not. It's worth the trip but take your own food and drink as you can't buy anything there. All of their supplies are brought in by boat but about twice a year so they don't sell anything to visitors. A good friend of mine, a very fine sculptor here on Maui just did a life size bronze of Damien and soon is presenting on to the Pope at the Vatican and also one to the Damien museum in Honolulu. If you want to see it google Dale Zerrella Damien Sculpture etc. and you should be able to bring it up. He did Damien at a young age when he first got there whereas most artist do him as older and with his leprosy.

[marsh2]

I read a biography of Father Damien years ago and saw the movie version a couple of years back. If I recall, it was quite a while before he actually got the disease. What a selfless man...

[grame]

There is a beautiful movie about his work and his life.

[Bartholomew Roberts]

There is a museum/shrine dedicated to Father Damien on Kalakaua Avenue across the street from the Duke Kahanamoku statue.

We were on a quest to find a small statue of Father Damien for a coworker of my wifes who was born in the same small town in Belgium as the Father.

There is also a huge statue honoring the Father in front of the Hawai’i Statehouse.

God Bless.