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You'll meet young Europeans who gave up secure lives for the wilderness of America—knowing they would never see their families again. You'll explore the miraculously productive life of Knights of Columbus founder Fr. Michael McGivney, who died at the age of 38, as well as the 23-year-old explorer priest who covered 200,000 square miles, heard Confessions for up to 14 hours at a stretch, ate prairie rats when necessary—and founded 30 parishes.
You'll also enjoy the remarkable stories of:
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen, America's first TV evangelist
Pierre Toussaint, once a slave, then an entrepreneur devoted to the poor
Fr. Patrick Peyton, “The Rosary Priest,” whose reached hundreds of thousands with his rallies and radio crusades
Henriette DeLille, the legendary “Saint of New Orleans”
Fr. Augustus Tolton, the nation's first black priest, himself a former slave
Five foundresses of religious communities who produced thousands of teaching nuns
Twelve holy souls who quietly devoted their lives to the poor
