By Celia K. Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The state of Hawaii has officially recognized Servant of God Joseph Dutton, the layman who worked alongside Sacred Hearts Father Damien de Veuster in Kalaupapa and then spent decades ministering to Hansen’s disease patients on the remote Molokai peninsula, by designating April 27 as “Brother Joseph Dutton Day.” […]
Mary Adamski: A life of humility, charity and faith
View from the pew On April 27, the first state observance of Brother Joseph Dutton Day, I celebrated by calling a man who has been immersed in the story of his life and has shared it for years. But I think many people, even Catholics, probably said, “Who da guy?” when Gov. Josh Green on […]
Alleged miracle attributed to Dutton’s intercession
Hawaii Catholic Herald There is an exciting update on the sainthood cause for Servant of God Joseph Dutton, a layman who worked for decades with Hansen’s disease patients in Kalaupapa — first alongside Father Damien de Veuster, then as a contemporary of Mother Marianne Cope. The Joseph Dutton Guild, which was established a decade ago […]
Dutton’s sainthood cause seeks boost through special collection
Hawaii Catholic Herald A special parish second collection planned for the weekend of April 27-28 aims to support the sainthood cause of Servant of God Joseph Dutton, layman, who spent more than 40 years serving the Hansen’s disease settlement in Kalaupapa. Dutton, born on April 27, 1843, in Stowe, Vermont, was a Civil War veteran who struggled […]
Local research complete, Dutton’s cause heads to Rome
By Patrick Downes Hawaii Catholic Herald The cause for the canonization of a possible third saint to emerge from the sanctified slip of land called Kalaupapa took a big step forward, Jan. 21, an 8,000-mile step, from the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu to the Vatican in Rome. The candidate — […]
Lost Joseph Dutton collection found in Wisconsin parish rectory basement
By Graham Mueller Special to the Herald JANESVILLE, Wis. — After more than 20 years, Steve Skelly of Janesville, Wisconsin, found long-lost letters, photos, and other personal belongings of Servant of God Joseph Dutton, also known as “Brother Dutton,” in the basement of the St. Jude Parish rectory in Beloit, Wisconsin. Skelly, who has been […]