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Title: Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai
ISBN: 0824809203
Author:
Gavan Daws
Publicate Date: 1989-02-01
Publish: 1989-02-01
List Price: $14.95
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Format: Paperback
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1: Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai
I wanted to read more about Father Damien before he is canonized a saint in October 2009. Gavan Daws has done much research before writing this biography of Damien DeVeuster. His style gives the reader much insight as to Damien's spirituality and his aim to be of service to others; on occasion, Damien had to ride a horse, and even swim to the village where he was to meet some of the people. He loved the people he served. What a wonderful inspiration to us!
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2: Inspirational
When people analyze the life of a soon-to-be saint, such as Damien, it's not uncommon for them to gloss over any imperfections. This book, thankfully, doesn't do that. What it does do is show you a very human man, not an intellectual, not the star of his religious community or even his family, but a very devoted man who made an incredible difference in the lives of so many who others wouldn't even touch. Read it.
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3: A Wonderful Book
This is a wonderful book for anyone who is curious about Father Damien of Molokai. It is comprehensive, non-religious, and thoroughly satisfying book. Gavan Daws did a great job describing Father Damien, his negative as well his positive attributes. The book is very well written, very well structured. It includes actual photos of key players at that time and drawings of the Kalawao settlement. I absolutely enjoyed reading this book. This one is a keeper.
2/22/09 - I just saw on MSNBC that Father Damien will be declared saint on 10/11/09 at a Vatican ceremony. I can almost hear Father Damien chuckling in Heaven!
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4: Holy Man: Father Damien of Molokai
Very interesting, and informative on the times that the event was occuring in the Hawaiian islands. The story kept focused, and was very easy to read and keep up with.
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5: The Best Book on Fr Damien
I visited the leper colony on the island of Molokai, the villages of Kalawao and Kalaupapa last March and this book was recommended to me. I picked it up from a gift shop there as I went round visiting the sites of Fr Damien's enormous and extensive ministry. I also heard from the tour guides, stories of the zeal and dedication with which he ministered to the ill-fated leprosy patients. I also knew about him from other sources.
The book is a wonderful read. It brings to the light of the world a rather obscure life of a Catholic priest who belonged to the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts Fathers and worked in the mission of Hawaii. His devotion and dedication to the ministry in favor of the lepers and his eventual martyrdom as a leper seemed to have moved this non-Catholic writer to go into detailed research and strenuous investigation to bring out such a classic work on the subject. Gavan Daws does not idealize Fr Damien's life or make him a superman. According to him Fr Damien was an ordinary man, a priest with his own frailties and flaws, at the same time a hero and a martyr worthy to be called `holy.' The book in fact, is more than a mere biography of the leper priest. A lot of research and study has gone into the writing of this book which is a story of leprosy in the Hawaiian islands, a history of the Church in the second half of the nineteenth century, besides being the life of a saint-to-be. I hope that the book will inspire ordinary people to make deep personal commitments and fulfill them with extraordinary devotion and fervor.
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