A wonderful heroic story from a gifted, knowledgeable author. This was personally recommended by one of my high school teachers, and I was reluctant to read it because tales of priests and missionaries just had to be dull. I learned that Cronin’s books of priests and doctors are far from dull. While this story involves the professional religious, it is just as political as spiritual, and very much a heroic adventure on a very human scale. ( )

This is one of the best books ever written about the Catholic priesthood. Though written over fifty years ago it is very modern. Francis Chisholm keeps the faith despite encountering just about every type of worldly, pompous or just downright mean priest he is forced to work under. The movie version, staring Gregory Peck (Nominated for 4 Oscars 1944) is very good but gives a disproportionate amount of time to the mission to China. The first half of the book tells the story of Francis’ life up until he goes to China. Highly recommended and kudos to Loyola for bringing it to the attention of another generation of readers. ( )

I love this book. It really highlights the differences between percieved piety and true piety. Story is great, lessons stay with you. Will probably appeal to any fans of the "Joshua" series. ( )

One of my all-time favorites ( )