The Spirit Of Father Damien

Author : Jan De Volder
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1681495570
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of Father Damien written by Jan De Volder and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2010-09-13 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Foreword by John Allen 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. 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.

Author : Gavan Daws
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Holy Man, Father Damien of Molokai written by Gavan Daws and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jan de Volder
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 1586174878
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Spirit of Father Damien written by Jan de Volder and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Arthur Shehan
Publisher : Ignatius Press
ISBN 13 : 9781586170332
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Father Damien and the Bells written by Arthur Shehan and published by Ignatius Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the story of the saintly Father Damien, who journeyed to the island of Molokai in 1872 to care for the exiled lepers.

Author : Louise Erdrich
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 006174817X
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse written by Louise Erdrich and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Notable Book “Stunning. . . a moving meditation. . . infused with mystery and wonder.” —Atlanta Journal-Constitution In a masterwork that both deepens and enlarges the world of her previous novels, acclaimed author Louise Erdrich captures the essence of a time and the spirit of a woman who felt compelled by her beliefs to serve her people as a priest. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse deals with miracles, crises of faith, struggles with good and evil, temptation, and the corrosive and redemptive power of secrecy. For more than a half century, Father Damien Modeste has served his beloved Native American tribe, the Ojibwe, on the remote reservation of Little No Horse. Now, nearing the end of his life, Father Damien dreads the discovery of his physical identity, for he is a woman who has lived as a man. To further complicate his quiet existence, a troubled colleague comes to the reservation to investigate the life of the perplexing, possibly false saint Sister Leopolda. Father Damien alone knows the strange truth of Leopolda's piety, but these facts are bound up in his own secret. He is faced with the most difficult decision: Should he tell all and risk everything . . . or manufacture a protective history for Leopolda, though he believes her wonder-working is motivated solely by evil? The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse is a work of an avid heart, a writer's writer, and a storytelling genius.

Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Father Damien written by Robert Louis Stevenson and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Míriam Bonastre Tur
Publisher : Etch/Clarion Books
ISBN 13 : 0358468302
Total Pages : 389 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hooky written by Míriam Bonastre Tur and published by Etch/Clarion Books. This book was released on 2021-09 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Dani and Dorian missed the bus to magic school, they never thought they'd wind up declared traitors to their own kind! Now, thanks to a series of mishaps, they are being chased by powerful magic families seeking the prophesied King of Witches and royals searching for missing princes. But they aren't alone. With a local troublemaker, a princess, and a teacher who can see the future on their side, they might just be able to clear their names...but can they heal their torn kingdom?

Author : Mary Laurence Hanley
Publisher : University of Hawaii Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824813871
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pilgrimage and Exile written by Mary Laurence Hanley and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 1991-01-01 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of the Franciscan Sister (1838-1918) who worked for many years among the lepers on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai, originally published in 1980 as A song of pilgrimage and exile (Chicago: Franciscan Herald Press). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Margaret Bunson
Publisher : Our Sunday Visitor
ISBN 13 : 1612781713
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book St. Damien of Molokai written by Margaret Bunson and published by Our Sunday Visitor. This book was released on 2009-08-31 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Saint Damien of Molokai is the riveting account of how a humble Congregation of the Sacred Hearts priest found a vocation in caring for lepers that led him to his canonization in October 2009. Hawaii normally brings idyllic scenes of blue skies and white beaches to mind. But Hell invaded Paradise when the incurable disease leprosy was discovered there. An 1865 law segregated lepers by forcibly exiling individuals--even children--to the island of Molokai. It was onto these forlorn shores that Father Damien de Veuster stepped in the spring of 1873. In an age in which an increasing number of people suffer their own personal exile on account of illness, handicap, or emotional distress, the shining example of Father Damien shows the true power of one person and how, when anchored in God's love, one person can impact the world--even among the horrors of decay and slow death. In so doing, he brought hope to the hopeless, ironically losing his own life for serving theirs.

Author : Gideon Foster
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Father Damien written by Gideon Foster and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-03-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dive into the stirring tale of Saint Damien of Molokai, a model of love and compassion in a world plagued by despair and isolation. In this captivating narrative, journey alongside Father Damien as he embarks on a selfless mission to the leper colony of Molokai, Hawaii, where he transforms the lives of society's outcasts through acts of mercy with boundless love. Uncover the unwavering dedication and ultimate sacrifice of Father Damien as he fearlessly confronts societal stigma and personal tribulations to emerge as a spiritual father to those afflicted with leprosy. From his humble origins in Belgium to his valiant service among the marginalized, bear witness to the extraordinary impact of Damien's love as he bestows solace, dignity, and hope upon the forsaken. But this book is more than a biography; it is an invitation to seek the intercession of Saint Damien. Enclosed within its pages is a potent nine-day novena, guiding you through a transformative journey of prayer and contemplation. Each day offers you an opportunity to seek his powerful intercession for your petitions. "Father Damien" invites you to reflect on your own capacity for compassion and service to others. A poignant tribute to the life and legacy of Saint Damien of Molokai, this book is a testament to the enduring power of love, compassion, and commitment to serving those in need.