The Rarest Kind of Courage: The Extraordinary Life of Fr. John Markoe

A 1914 graduate of West Point, John Markoe was a gridiron hero who played against the likes...
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Author: Matt Holland
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The Rarest Kind of Courage: The Extraordinary Life of Fr. John Markoe by Holland, Matt

The Rarest Kind of Courage: The Extraordinary Life of Fr. John Markoe

$63.59

The Rarest Kind of Courage: The Extraordinary Life of Fr. John Markoe

$63.59
Author: Matt Holland
Format: Paperback
Language: English
A 1914 graduate of West Point, John Markoe was a gridiron hero who played against the likes of Jim Thorpe. He was a dashing, highly regarded cavalry officer - Dwight Eisenhower called him the best potential officer he'd ever seen - whose brief military career ended in shame and scandal. He was a Jesuit priest for fifty years and an alcoholic for fifty-seven. And for five decades he was a pioneering battler for racial equality, combining Jesuit spirituality with his military training as he worked in cities like St. Louis and Omaha to improve opportunities for African-Americans while striving to convince white Americans that racism was a sin.

A much-needed story of persistence and faith, this book is a marvel of diligent historical recovery. What Holland accomplishes in this book is to give us multiple portraits of one of the most complex (and complicated) Catholic priests to live and work and bear witness to the cause of social/racial justice in this country. ...the true story of a true son of Ignatius, a soldier, scholar, advocate for justice, a man who never let his own weaknesses dissuade him from answering the call to transform the places where he journeyed. It gives us hope.

from the foreword by Joseph A. Brown, S.J.; Ph.D.
Professor; Director; School of Africana and Multicultural Studies
Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Author: Matt Holland
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 06/10/2023
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d
ISBN: 9798371014610

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