The brief but compelling biography of this unusual candidate for canonization is chronicled in the inspiring documentary “Radiating Joy: The Michelle Duppong Story.” Directed by Danny Anderson, the film will have a one-day theatrical showing nationwide Nov. 12 as a Fathom Events presentation.
One hundred and eighty years ago Ira Dutton was born in Stowe on farmland upon which now stands Blessed Sacrament Church. “No one at that time had the slightest inkling that 180 years later, people from Hawaii and people from Stowe and beyond would be together (in the church) to give thanks to God for his birth and his presence among us,” said Honolulu Bishop Larry Silva. He was the homilist and celebrant of a special Mass celebrated in April at Blessed Sacrament Church to mark the 180th anniversary of the birth of Dutton, now known as Servant of God Joseph Dutton.
The newest vessel in the fleet that transports passengers from the island in New York Harbor to lower Manhattan and back is named for the co-founder of the Catholic Worker Movement.
Julia Greeley was a marginalized woman who spent her life struggling to find stable work. Her canonization cause was officially opened in late 2016, giving her the title “Servant of God.”
Archbishop Sebastian Shaw of Lahore, Pakistan, informed Catholics of his archdiocese that Pope Francis had granted the title to Akash Bashir Jan. 31, the feast of St. John Bosco.
More than 1,500 people filled St. Patrick’s Cathedral Dec. 8 to witness the formal end of the diocesan phase of the sainthood cause for Dorothy Day.
