Father Baker was shocked at his first assignment from the Bishop – he was appointed assistant superintendent of the institutions at Limestone Hill under his friend Father Hines. Father Baker ’s first assignment was to serve as assistant superintendent at the same Limestone Institutions for which he volunteered as a young man. The institutions’ crippling debt forced Father Baker to request a transfer and he was sent to St. Mary’s Parish in Corning, N.Y. 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. July 29 marks the 85th anniversary of the death of the Venerable Msgr. Baker (1842-1936), or simply “Father Baker ” as anyone familiar with his life and legacy would say. A priest from Buffalo, now a candidate for canonization, Father Baker spent 60 years caring for the orphaned, poor, sick and migrants. The centennial of Our Lady of Victory National Shrine and Basilica provides an opportunity to examine the life of Father Nelson Baker . The full content is available in the Fall 2021 Issue, or online with the purchase of: If you have already purchased the product above, you can Sign In to access it. Father Baker ’s Shining Example IN GOD’S SERVICE—Msgr. Nelson Baker , a Buffalo priest who was commonly known as Father Baker, is pictured with children in an undated, colorized photo provided by Our Lady of Victory Institutions. Nelson Baker was incredible. He saved lives in and around Lackawanna, just south of Buffalo, New York. He invented direct mail fundraising. He did whatever was needed to build institutions to make others lives better. And he did it all by relying utterly on the intercession of Our Lady of Victory. Before he entered the priesthood, Nelson Baker enlisted in the Union Army. — It’s a side of a man, being considered for sainthood, that you may have never known. 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.
Father Baker's Numnies: A Story of Betrayal and Redemption?
Father Baker was shocked at his first assignment from the Bishop -- he was appointed assistant superintendent of the institutions at Limestone Hill under his fr...
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