St. Damien of Molokai: Brother & Servant to the Forgotten
Imagine an island, shaped vaguely like a shark, rising from the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The center reveals a massive crater, some 300,000 years old — the result of an underwater volcano. To the west of the crater, huddled up against the shoreline, buffeted by water and wind, there are clear signs of human […]
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraph 2447, “The works of mercy are charitable actions by which we come to the aid of our neighbor in his spiritual and bodily necessities.” All of the saints performed great works of caring for the poor. “The corporal works of mercy consist especially of feeding the […]
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