Leper Priest of Moloka'I : The Father Damien Story  

by Richard Stewart

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In 1883, Father Damien De Veuster, a courageous 33-year-old Belgian priest, chose to minister to a sadly neglected flock: the lepers of Moloka'i, Hawaii. Frustrated and frightened by the leprosy epidemic that plagued the islands in the latter half of the nineteenth century, the Hawaiian government had adopted a strict segregation policy, establishing a bleak leper colony on the northern coast of Moloka'i. When Father Damien arrived at the settlement, living quarters were primitive, food was scarce, and medical care was usually unavailable. Within a few short months, the dedicated Sacred Heart priest had assumed the exhausting roles of spiritual advisor, physician, and master builder. Eventually contracting leprosy himself, the remarkable Father Damien continued to serve and to advocate for a steadily increasing population of outcasts until his death in 1889. Rather than portraying his subject as a plaster saint, Stewart provides a full-bodied portrait of an inspirational, yet admittedly flawed, human being.

 Damien the Leper

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Larry Wood, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, January 18, 2000
Loving and giving until it hurts
I have read this book five times and I fully expect to do so once again. It is the true story of a Priest from Belgium who, in the late 1800`s, cheerfully accepted, even demanded an assignment which would cause people of lesser intestinal fortitude to run away: Molokai, a leper colony in Hawaii. His... Read more

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Holy Man : Father Damien of Molokai

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this is a very accurate account of Father Damien and I recommend it and the Shoal of Time, seen below.

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