{"product_id":"the-book-of-mychal-the-surprising-life-and-heroic-death-of-father-mychal-judge-paperback","title":"The Book of Mychal: The Surprising Life and Heroic Death of Father Mychal Judge - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Daly\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe inspiring story of New York Fire Department Chaplain Father Mychal Judge \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis death certificate bears the number one. As chaplain to the Fire Department of New York, Father Mychal Judge was officially the first to go. A loving priest with a gift for the gab-gregarious yet humble, a healer with the ability to wipe away a widow's tears and put a smile on a fireman's face. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd on September 11th Father Mike rushed to the fires at the World Trade Center as quickly as those who fought them, losing his own life while tirelessly ministering to New York's bravest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFather Mike\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the colorful, astonishing and at times troubled life of a priest who saw the potential for good in everybody-in the homeless person he slipped a dollar to on the street; the alcoholic he sought to coax to an AA meeting; the early victims of AIDS he embraced and comforted; the troubled young men he visited in jail; and the thousands of firefighters he blessed as they rushed to their rigs answering the call. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere was a priest who rejoiced in the life around him and understood that even the most terrible times present us with wonders-that good always arises from the bad in the most unexpected ways. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOr as Father Mike would say, My God is a God of surprises. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this touching book, author Michael Daly retraces the footsteps of Father Mike as his vocation takes us inside the firehouse, inside his friary and his Church, and inside the chaos that often befalls New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the tale of a larger than life priest who, in death, became a symbol of how much we truly lost that Tuesday in September. \u003ci\u003eFather Mike\u003c\/i\u003e is the inspirational story of a hero priest who blessed so many lives and will long be remembered by it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Daly\u003c\/b\u003e is a columnist for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331289866342,"sku":"9780312587444","price":36.12,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/aVNEZ0ordUZCYnRnUHViQTlLTlJGdz09.webp?v=1774403429","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-book-of-mychal-the-surprising-life-and-heroic-death-of-father-mychal-judge-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}