Resource to Sainthood

Resource Bibliography

BOOKS:

  • History of Black Catholics in the United States, by Cyprian Davis, OSB, NY: Crossroads, 1990. Ch. 6

  • From Slave to Priest, by Sister Caroline Hemesath, OSF. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2006; available also through Amazon.com

  • Desegregating the Altar: the Josephites and the Struggle for Black Priests 1871 – 1960 by Stephen Ochs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University Press, 1993

  • Augustus Tolton: the Church is the True Liberator, by Joyce Duriga, Liturgical Press, Collegeville, MN, 2018

  • Audio Book (From Slave to Priest) by Lighthouse Catholic Media: https://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/from-slave-to-priest-1#

FILM:

  • Enduring Faith — Produced by the Diocese of Buffalo, NY, focuses on Josephites and their struggle to have an indigenous black priesthood. A section of the film focuses on the life of Fr. Augustus Tolton.

PRAYERS CARDS, NEWLETTERS, AND BROCHURES:

  • Call 312.534.8376 or write Bishop Joseph N Perry, Archdiocese of Chicago, 3525 South Lake Park Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60653

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BIOGRAPHY:

  • Chicago Studies: American Causes, winter 2015 vol. 54:3, chicagostudies.org. Servant of God Augustus Tolton, Reports for the Historical and Theological Commissions assigned to the research on Tolton’s Life and Virtues.

CHILDREN’S RESOURCES:

  • Fr. Augustus Tolton: The First Recognized Black Catholic priest in America, by Corinna Laughlin & Maria Laughlin & Didier Pagot, Editions Du Signe, France, distributed by LTP-Liturgy Training Publications, Chicago, Illinois, 2015 orders@ltp.og

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