Heroic Catholic Chaplains: Stories of the Brave and Holy Men Who Dodged Bullets While Saving Souls Contributor(s): Craughwell, Thomas J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1505109655 ISBN-13: 9781505109658 Publisher: Tan Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Biography & Autobiography | Military - History | Military - United States |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2018938621 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.8" W x 8.6" (0.80 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Catholic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: For nearly 200 years--standing alongside our heroic military men and women--have been heroic Catholic priests risking their lives to carry wounded soldiers to safety and to console, anoint, and absolve the dying. Heroic Catholic Chaplains spotlights the stories of these courageous, selfless, holy priests who volunteered to bring the Mass and the sacraments to American troops, while also offering them their friendship and spiritual counsel. In this book, you'll encounter...
Heroic Catholic Chaplains spotlights the stories of these courageous, selfless, holy priests who volunteered to bring the Mass and the sacraments to American troops, while also offering them their friendship and spiritual counsel. |
Contributor Bio(s): Craughwell, Thomas J.: - Thomas J. Craughwell is author of more than two dozen books. Among them are Saints Behaving Badly (Doubleday, 2006), Saints Preserved: An Encyclopedia of Relics (Image, 2011), and Stealing Lincoln's Body(Harvard University Press, 2007), which was adapted into a History Channel documentary. His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Inside the Vatican, and Our Sunday Visitor. A popular speaker, Craughwell has lectured for Catholic Courses, and has appeared on EWTN, CNN, and Ave Maria radio to discuss saints, the canonization process, and Catholic history. He writes out of his home in Bethel, Connecticut. |