At birth, Father Baker was baptized in the Lutheran faith , the faith of his father . When Nelson was 10 years old, under the spiritual influence of his devout Catholic mother, he was rebaptized in the Catholic Church. As a child, Nelson loved to accompany his mother to Mass. The family lived in the small, but growing, city of Buffalo, New York. Thousands were left destitute, hungry and/or homeless. Western New Yorkers were not immune to the suffering. For many of them, though, a hero arose: Father Baker . Those records that have been left behind from that era tell a story of a bustling “City of Charity” that did more good than can be imagined. Uncover the story of Father Nelson Baker , whose unwavering faith and dedication to charity made a profound difference in the lives of many. This is the cover of “ Father of the Fatherless,” a new release from Voyage Comics, which tells the story of Venerable Father Nelson Baker , a Buffalo, N.Y., priest up for sainthood who is beloved for his work with the poor. His 60 years of ministry are an example of hope and faith , of unbound charity and of the fruits of ceaseless prayer. America covered his work back in 1936, a few months before his death, but his life is worth a closer look now, as it is poignantly pertinent to our moment in time. Father Nelson Baker with some of the many orphans he helped over his long tenure at Our Lady of Victory, funded in part by his seemingly inexplicable discovery of natural gas on parish property. Get ready for an action-packed, full-color comic book biography that brings to life the inspiring story of Father Nelson Baker , priest of the Diocese of Buffalo, New York and founder of OLV Charities. I walked 30 miles on pilgrimage to the beautiful Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, New York built by the great Venerable Father Baker . Having spent some time in the Buffalo area, everyone has been telling me some incredible stories about Father Baker and his cause for canonization so I decided to research him for myself and bought. After converting to Catholicism at 9 years old, Nelson was determined to follow God’s will in his life, under the watchful care of Our Lady. At birth, he was baptized in the Lutheran faith , the faith of his father. When Nelson was 10 years old, though, under the spiritual influence of his devout Catholic mother, he was rebaptized in the Catholic Church.
The Numnies and Father Baker: A Story of Faith and Betrayal
At birth, Father Baker was baptized in the Lutheran faith , the faith of his father . When Nelson was 10 years old, under the spiritual influence of his devout ...
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