"Molokai: The Story Of Father Damien"
Molokai is the story of a priest, Father Damien, who chose to spend his life serving in a leper colony. The movie is a heroic story of great compassion and persistence in the face of physical hardship and isolation. Filmed on location on the Hawaiian Island of Molokai, the scenery is gorgeous, and it touches on the history and culture of Hawaii.
The Vatican recently announced that Blessed Father Damien de Veuster will be canonized this October.
The movie is available on Amazon, at Christian booksellers and Netflix.
Here are the best online resources that I have found to learn about the Saints, our friends and role models in heaven. Saints lead us to Jesus Christ. We can ask Saints to pray for us, just as we would ask our living friends and relatives to do so.
Saint of the Day website from the Franciscans is excellent. You can listen about the Saint of the Day via podcast or read via the webpage or RSS feed. http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofDay/
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: This online encyclopedia is an excellent all around resource, and is certainly a great reference for the Saints, with detailed articles on their lives. You can read online, and I see they have Twitter, RSS feed, and Facebook links. http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/s.htm
Saints Website at SQPN has Saints and more Saints - find your patron saints, learn about their holy lives, find prayers: http://saints.sqpn.com/
