About this item
In these fascinating pages, popular author and speaker Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers tells the gripping story of Augustine Tolton, who valiantly overcame a series of seemingly insurmountable challenges birth into slavery, his father's death, abject poverty, and even being denied acceptance by every Catholic seminary in America to become the first black American priest. Despite the hardships placed on Fr. Tolton by a culture rooted in racial hatred, he became a tireless messenger of the Gospel, plunging into the Deep South where segregation was decreed by harsh laws, penetrating even the hardest of hearts with the richness, beauty, and truth of the Catholic Faith. He was a beacon of hope to black Catholics in the 19th Century who were trying to find a home in the American Church.
About the Author
Deacon Harold is very active in giving lectures, retreats and seminars in parishes as well as at conferences. He is also busy writing for several publications. He has had many appearances on EWTN, as well as on many radio programs, both nationally and internationally. Currently, followers of Deacon Harold's message are able to take the message home with them by ordering one of his CDs or DVDs at his website, http://dynamicdeacon.com .
