Victim Number One
On September 11, 2001, Father Mychal Judge ran toward the Twin Towers while thousands fled. The sixty-eight-year-old Franciscan friar served as chaplain to the New...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Wisdom 3:1-9.
On September 11, 2001, Father Mychal Judge ran toward the Twin Towers while thousands fled. The sixty-eight-year-old Franciscan friar served as chaplain to the New York City Fire Department, and when the first tower was struck, he didn't hesitate. He pushed through the chaos of lower Manhattan, entered the lobby of the North Tower, and began praying over the wounded and dying.…
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