SPRING 2013 - Ignatius Press
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film on p. 95<br />
The Miracle of Father Kapaun<br />
Priest, Soldier, and Korean War Hero<br />
Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying<br />
Emil Kapaun—priest, soldier, and Korean War<br />
hero—is a rare man. It was recently announced<br />
that he will be awarded the Medal of Honor, and he<br />
is also being considered by the Vatican for canonization<br />
as a saint.<br />
Just as remarkable as this double honor are<br />
the non-Catholic witnesses who attest to Father<br />
Kapaun’s heroism: the Protestants, Jews, and<br />
Muslims who either served with the military chaplain<br />
in the thick of battle or endured with him the<br />
unbelievably brutal conditions of a prisoner of war<br />
camp. As journalists Roy Wenzl and Travis Heying<br />
discovered, all of these Korean War veterans, no<br />
matter their religion, agree that Father Kapaun did<br />
more to save lives and maintain morale than any<br />
other man they know.<br />
Then there are the alleged miracles—the recent<br />
healings attributed to Father Kapaun’s intercession<br />
that defy scientific explanation. Under investigation<br />
by the Vatican as a necessary step in the process of<br />
canonization, these cures witnessed by non-Catholic<br />
doctors are also covered in this book.<br />
In tracking down the amazing story of Father<br />
Kapaun for the Wichita Eagle newspaper, Wenzl and<br />
Heying uncovered a paradox. Kapaun’s ordinary<br />
background as the son of Czech immigrant farmers in<br />
Kansas sowed the seeds of his greatness. Illustrated.<br />
“What a great book—I could not put it down<br />
and read it in one sitting!”<br />
Fr. Larry Richards, Author, Be a Man<br />
“We need heroes to teach us how to live... I invite<br />
you to discover a priest, Army chaplain, and hero<br />
on the pages of this book.”<br />
Most Rev. Timothy P. Broglio,<br />
Archbishop for the Military Services, USA<br />
“The Father Kapaun story has long been in need<br />
of more widespread knowledge.”<br />
James V. Schall, S.J., Georgetown University<br />
MFK-H . . . Sewn Hardcover, Illustrated, 200 pp, $19.95<br />
Also - The Miracle of Father Kapaun (Film)<br />
j MFK-M . . . 45 min, $19.95<br />
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5<br />
Bakhita From Slave to Saint<br />
Roberto Italo Zanini<br />
When she was about nine years old, Josephine<br />
Bakhita was kidnapped near Darfur, Sudan,<br />
by Arab slave traders. For several years she was<br />
subjected to brutal and humiliating treatment until<br />
she was ransomed and taken to Venice, Italy, where<br />
she became a Catholic and a nun.<br />
Joyfully and serenely Bakhita served in a convent,<br />
school and infirmary run by Canossian sisters<br />
in a small, obscure town in northern Italy until her<br />
death in 1947. Then something even more remarkable<br />
than her redemption happened.<br />
Hundreds of ordinary people came to see<br />
Bakhita lying in state, and along with these visits<br />
came stories about how the simple nun had given<br />
comfort, advice and encouragement as she went<br />
about her tasks as cook, doorkeeper, nurse, etc.<br />
Almost immediately graces and miracles attributed<br />
to Bakhita’s intercession began to be reported.<br />
Ever since, the place where Bakhita died and the<br />
wonders began has been a shrine visited by people<br />
from all over the world. It is here, in this sparsely<br />
furnished room, where Italian journalist Roberto<br />
Italo Zanini begins his story of Bakhita and her<br />
journey from slavery to sainthood.<br />
The book is based on Bakhita’s autobiography,<br />
which she dictated to a Canossian sister in obedience<br />
to her superior, the canonization files and<br />
many other sources.<br />
““Every story of sanctity is that of a person who<br />
takes her life whole—the gifts and the sorrows,<br />
wounds and wonders all—and opens to the grace<br />
of God. Such is the story of St. Josephine Bakhita<br />
told beautifully and with careful scholarship<br />
by Roberto Zanini. By choosing Christ and<br />
choosing forgiveness, Bakhita illuminates the<br />
darkest shadows of the human condition with the<br />
transforming light of faith in the one true Master.”<br />
Mother Dolores Hart, O.S.B.,<br />
Regina Laudis Abbey<br />
Roberto Italo Zanini is an editor and writer<br />
for Avvenire, the daily newspaper of the Italian<br />
bishops. His articles have appeared in many Italian<br />
publications, both Catholic and nonreligious.<br />
BAKH-P . . . Sewn Softcover, 210 pp, $16.95<br />
1-800-651-1531<br />
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