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 […]
Canonization cause for Joseph Dutton proceeds to Rome
By Msgr. Robert J. Sarno Special to the Herald Many years ago, on these islands of Hawaii, three people dedicated their lives to the service of their brothers and sisters afflicted with the disease of leprosy. St. Damien de Veuster was a priest of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts and St. Marianne Cope was […]
Bishop Silva moves forward with Joseph Dutton’s canonization cause
Hawaii Catholic Herald A third Molokai saint? Bishop Larry Silva has moved forward the possibility of a third canonized saint emerging from the five-square mile Molokai peninsula already sanctified by the lives of 8,000 people forcibly quarantined there for having Hansen’s disease. A one-page edict, dated, read and posted by the bishop on May 29, […]
EDICT: Beatification and Canonization of the Servant of God Joseph Dutton, Layman
DIOCESE OF HONOLULU BEATIFICATION AND CANONIZATION OF THE SERVANT OF GOD JOSEPH DUTTON, LAYMAN EDICT TO THE FAITHFUL OF THE DIOCESE OF HONOLULU At the request of the “Joseph Dutton Guild,” Dr. Waldery Hilgeman, Diocesan Postulator, has presented me with the Written Request, required by Canon Law, to initiate the Cause for the Beatification and […]
