St. Philomena Catholic Church (Father Damien's Church)

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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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St. Philomena Catholic Church (Father Damien's Church)

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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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St. Philomena Catholic Church (Father Damien's Church)

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Category : Historic buildings
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Molokai

Molokai PDF Author: Hilde Eynikel
Publisher: Saint Pauls/Alba House
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 356

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" ... Story of a Belgian priest ... who single-handedly changed the lives and fates of the lepers of a Hawaiian leper colony in the nineteenth century."--Cover.

The Spirit of Father Damien

The Spirit of Father Damien PDF Author: Jan de Volder
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 1586174878
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 235

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Father Damien, famous for his missionary work with exiled lepers on the Hawaiian island of Molokai, is finally Saint Damien. His sanctity took 120 years to become officially recognized, but between his death in 1889 and his canonization in 2009--amid creeping secularization and suspicion of the missionary spirit he so much embodied--Fr. Damien De Veuster never faded from the world's memory. What kept him there? What keeps him there now? To find an answer, Belgian historian and journalist Jan De Volder sifted through Father Damien's personal correspondence as well as the Vatican archives. With careful and even-handed expertise, De Volder follows Father Damien's transformation from the stout, somewhat haughty missionary of his youth, bounding from Europe to Hawaii and straight into seemingly tireless priestly work, to the humble and loving shepherd of souls who eventually succumbed to the same disease that ravaged his flock. De Volder finds that--as spiritual father, caretaker, teacher, and advocate--Father Damien accomplished many heroic feats for these poor outcasts. Yet the greatest gift he gave them was their transformation from a disordered, lawless throng exiled in desperate anarchy into a living community built on Jesus Christ, a community in which they learned to care for one another. Every generation seems to have its own image of this world-famous priest. Already during his life on Molokai and at his death in 1889, many considered him a holy man. Even today, in the highly secularized Western world, he is widely admired. In 2005 his native Belgium honored him with the title "the greatest Belgian" in polling conducted by their public broadcasting service. Statues honor his memory in the National Statuary Hall of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., and at the entrance to the Hawaiian State Capitol in Honolulu. In 1995, in the presence of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, Pope John Paul II beatified him in Brussels, Belgium; and in 2009 Pope Benedict XVI canonized him in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Today Father Damien is the unofficial patron of outcasts and those afflicted with HIV/AIDS. Illustrated with many photos. De Volder contends that the common thread running through the saint's life, the spirit of Father Damien that so speaks to the world, is at once uniquely Christian, fully human, and as important today as ever before.

Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents

Monthly Catalogue, United States Public Documents PDF Author:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 988

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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications

Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF Author:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1492

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Father Damien and the Bells

Father Damien and the Bells PDF Author: Arthur Shehan
Publisher: Ignatius Press
ISBN: 9781586170332
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Presents the story of the saintly Father Damien, who journeyed to the island of Molokai in 1872 to care for the exiled lepers.

St. Philomena

St. Philomena PDF Author: Sr. Marie Helen Mohr
Publisher: TAN Books
ISBN: 1618904884
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 160

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Kalaupapa Place Names

Kalaupapa Place Names PDF Author: John R. K. Clark
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
ISBN: 0824873300
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 401

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In Kalaupapa Place Names, John Clark presents a unique history of the leprosy settlement on Moloka‘i, based on his meticulous research of more than three hundred Hawaiian-language newspaper articles. He first assembled an extensive list of familiar and long-forgotten place names associated with the Kalaupapa peninsula and then searched for them in the online repository of Hawaiian-language newspapers. With translation assistance by Iāsona Ellinwood and Keao NeSmith, he discovered articles that show a community of Hawaiians from every island except uninhabited Kaho‘olawe. Their stories reveal an active community with its members trying to live their lives as normally as possible in the face of a debilitating disease. The first section of the book contains newspaper articles arranged under an alphabetical listing of place names. The second section organizes the material into chronological segments, from before the establishment of the Kalaupapa Settlement to the death of Mother Marianne Cope in 1918. These two sections are followed by a collection of kanikau or lamentations, interviews with Kalaupapa residents, and a list of Hawaiian language newspapers. Introductory paragraphs for groupings of newspaper articles assist the reader in visualizing the physical landscape and understanding the history and significance of a particular location. The poetry of the Hawaiian language is evident throughout the translations, especially in the kanikau.

Making the Impossible Possible

Making the Impossible Possible PDF Author: Yohei Sasakawa
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 1787389472
Category : Human rights advocacy
Languages : en
Pages : 858

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Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that mainly affects the skin and peripheral nerves. Left untreated, it can cause progressive and permanent disability. But a diagnosis of leprosy can have consequences that go far beyond the disease's physical manifestations. The age-old stigma associated with leprosy can result in severe social discrimination that robs people of opportunities in life and condemns them to society's margins. This book is the most detailed account yet of Yohei Sasakawa's quest, over two decades as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, to work for a world without leprosy and the discrimination it causes. It chronicles his travels to remote communities around the world to hear directly from those affected by the disease, as well as his meetings with policy-makers, government leaders and heads of state to advocate for renewed commitment to the fight against leprosy, including measures to protect the human rights of those it affects. While much progress has been made, completing 'the last mile' in leprosy eradication is the hardest part of the journey. Making the Impossible Possible highlights the author's unflagging resolve to ensure that all involved stay the course.