Civil War Vet, Moonshiner, Servant of God: Stephen Skelly on Brother Joseph Dutton

Son Rise Morning Show · Sep 18, 2026 · 6m

From fighting in the Civil War and running a whiskey distillery to serving 44 years unpaid alongside St. Damien of Molokai—the life of Brother Joseph Dutton is unlike any other story in American history. Stephen Skelly from the Brother Joseph Dutton Guild joins Matt Swain on The Son Rise Morning Show to share the incredible journey of this Wisconsin native, Civil War quartermaster, and convert to Catholicism. Discover how Brother Joseph went from exhuming fallen soldiers to selflessly caring for young men and boys with Hansen’s disease in Hawaii, and learn where his cause for…