Tolton Resource Sheet
For PRAYER CARDS – NEWSLETTERS – BROCHURES and BIOGRAPHIES
- Call 708-339-2474 or write: Office of the Bishop P O Box 733 South Holland, Illinois 60473
ONLINE Archdiocese of Chicago - www.toltoncanonization.org
-The Chicago official website for the Cause for Sainthood for Father Augustus Tolton includes historical information about his life, various videos that can be viewed on line and other important information about his life.
Diocese of Springfield, IL - www.dio.org
-The Diocese of Springfield also has a website that includes a virtual library and film. View the video at: http://www.dio.org/tolton/tolton/videos-about-father-tolton.html
For BIOGRAPHY Liturgy Training Publications – www.LTP.org
-A Brief Biography of a Faithful Priest and Former Slave by: Joseph Perry. Chicago: Archdiocese of Chicago, Liturgy Training Publications, 2013. https://www.ltp.org/p-2539-father-augustus-tolton- a-brief-biography-of-a-faithful-priest-and-former-slave.aspx
BOOKS
-History of Black Catholics in the US by: Cyprian Davis. NY: Crossroads, 1990. Ch. 6. -From Slave to Priest by: Caroline Hemeseth. San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2006. Josephite Pastoral Center www.josephitecenter.org or call (202) 526-9270
Audio Book (From Slave to Priest) by Lighthouse Catholic Media – visit: http://www.lighthousecatholicmedia.org/store/title/from-slave-to-priest
-Desegregating the Altar: The Josephites and the Struggle for Black Priests – 1871 to 1960, by: Stephen Ochs. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1993.
CHILDREN’S RESOURCES
-From Slavery to Freedom - by William J. Donnelly – graphic novel/comic book. -A Boy Named Gus - by Sabrina Penn. Penn Ink, 2010. An adaptation
VIDEO
-ENDURING FAITH – produced by the Diocese of Buffalo, NY; focuses on the Josephites and their struggle to welcome indigenous black priesthood in the USA; shows section on Fr. Tolton.
For help go to: Josephite Pastoral Center www.josephitepastoralcenter.org or call (202) 526-9270