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3 days ago · There is also the story of how Father Damien went by boat to meet a passing ship when he was told that there was a priest on board from whom he could receive the sacrament. Because of the leper island from which he hailed, the ship’s captain refused Father Damien permission to board.
5 days ago · For 16 years, Father Damien dedicated his life to the people with leprosy on Molokai, an island in Hawaii, until he succumbed himself to the disease. In 2009, he was canonized by the Catholic Church as Saint Damien of Molokai. Father Damien has become a legend in both Belgium and Hawaii and achieved the status of national hero in both countries.
By Caroline Perkins – May 9, 2023. St. Damien of Moloka’i, also known as Father Damien, was a Catholic priest from Belgium who dedicated his life to serving leprosy patients on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. He became known for his compassion, courage, and selflessness, and was respected and loved by the patients and the community alike.
9 hours ago · When Esau saw Jacob, he “ran to meet [him] and embraced him” (Genesis 33:4). Esau accepted Jacob’s apology and let him know he was all right (vv. 9-11). When someone demonstrates remorse for wrongs committed against us, we have a choice: kindness or revenge. Choosing to embrace them in kindness follows Jesus’ example (Romans 5:8) and is ...
5 days ago · Ginny Poole Brinthaupt recalls fondly the stories her father, Thomas Robert Poole, M.D., shared with her about the kindness of others he experienced throughout his life. Few among those people had more of an impact than his mentor, Daniel Thomas Watts, M.D., a nationally recognized pharmacologist and former dean of the MCV School of Basic ...
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4 days ago · They all take part in three stories that are linked by cast and tone, but little else. In “The Death of R.M.F.,” the opening episode, Plemons plays Robert, a man who seems to have a cushy job ...
4 days ago · Kinds of Kindness is a triptych fable, following a man without choice who tries to take control of his own life; a policeman who is alarmed that his wife who was missing-at-sea has returned and...
