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.
Honolulu bishop says Mass for Vermonter on path to sainthood for ministering with St. Damian of Molokai
Selfish, materialistic lifestyles help fuel poverty, pope says in message
“Unless we choose to become poor in passing riches, worldly power and vanity, we will never be able to give our lives in love; we will live a fragmented existence, full of good intentions but ineffective for transforming the world,” the pope said in a message for the World Day of the Poor.
St. Damien’s relatives speak up against criticism of saint’s statue in U.S. Capitol
Decendants of St. Damien write an open letter addressing the accusation that their relative was a “typical example of white colonialism, patriarchy and white supremacist culture.”