From slave to priest : a biography of the Reverend Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) : first Black American priest of the United States /

From slave to priest : a biography of the Reverend Augustine Tolton (1854-1897) : first Black American priest of the United States /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hemesath, Caroline.
Imprint:	San Francisco : Ignatius Press, c2006.
Description:	251 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Tolton, Augustine, -- 1854-1897. Tolton, Augustine, -- 1854-1897. Catholic Church -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography. Catholic Church. African American clergy -- Biography. African American clergy. Clergy. United States. Biography.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6264388

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ISBN:	158617097X 9781586170974
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Originally published: Chicago : Franciscan Herald Press, 1973.

Table of Contents:

Foreword to the 2006 Edition
Foreword to the 1973 Edition
Preface
1. The Wedding Celebration
2. In Quest of Freedom
3. The Price of Freedom
4. The Spirit Breathes Where It Will
5. The Divine Invitation
6. "We Are Not Ready"
7. A Dark Interlude
8. Franciscan Overtures
9. The Lay Apostle
10. The Lesson
11. Through the Darkness to the Light
12. Off to Rome
13. The Seminarian
14. Saint Joseph's School in Quincy
15. You Are a Priest Forever
16. A Missionary to America
17. Father Tolton, Pastor
18. The Bitter Draught
19. Chicago's First Black Parish
20. Saint Monica's Church in Chicago
21. His Life for His Friends
Epilogue: The Shepherdless Flock
Bibliography
Index