{"product_id":"the-rarest-kind-of-courage-the-extraordinary-life-of-fr-john-markoe-9798371014610","title":"The Rarest Kind of Courage: The Extraordinary Life of Fr. John Markoe","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA 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.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003efrom the foreword by Joseph A. Brown, S.J.; Ph.D.\u003cbr\u003eProfessor; Director; School of Africana and Multicultural Studies\u003cbr\u003eSouthern Illinois University Carbondale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-3509847\"\u003eMatt Holland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 388\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.86d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798371014610\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8371014619\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL108030\"\u003eChristian Living | Leadership \u0026amp; Mentoring\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45795655123119,"sku":"9798371014610","price":32.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_fcbcfaa8-b158-4c1a-958c-d3d0336b86db.jpg?v=1755611815","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/the-rarest-kind-of-courage-the-extraordinary-life-of-fr-john-markoe-9798371014610","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}