There was Frederick Douglass
and Jesse Owens, Joe Louis and
Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson
and Hank Aaron . . .
But who was Father Augustus Tolton?
In these fascinating pages,
dynamic author and speaker
Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
tells the gripping story of
Augustus Tolton.
Fr. Tolton valiantly overcame
birth into slavery, abject poverty,
his father’s death, even being denied
acceptance by every Catholic seminary
in America, to be ordained as the first
black priest in the United States.
Fr. Tolton was a holy man who spread
the love of Christ to all, established
vibrant new parishes, and created a
space for black Americans
in Catholic pews.
He was a pioneer whose path
to the priesthood inspired many young
black men in America and Europe to
enter the seminaries behind him.
The book shows how, Fr. Tolton,
despite the dangers, plunged into the
Deep South and penetrated even the
hardest of hearts with the richness,
beauty, and truth of the
Catholic Faith . . .
And gave hope to black Catholics
in the 19th Century who were trying to
find a home in the American Church.
Deacon Harold reveals a persevering
visionary priest who saw beyond race
and politics, teaching that the Catholic
Church wants to free us not just from
slavery, but from slavery to sin.
All who seek holiness and prize
the hero’s journey will treasure good
Fr. Tolton, perhaps the greatest
American hero of them all.
Father Augustus Tolton: The Slave Who Became the First African-American Priest
by Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers
Paperback — 176 pages
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