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This book is a critical biography of Father Nelson Henry Baker of Buffalo, New York.
- Sales Rank: #1902660 in Books
- Published on: 2011-05-02
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.10" h x 1.30" w x 6.00" l, 1.85 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 432 pages
About the Author
Richard Gribble, CSC, a Holy Cross priest, serves presently as a professor of religious studies at Stonehill College in North Easton, Massachusetts. He is the author of over 25 books of spirituality and Catholic history, with a concentration on the American Church.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Father of the Fatherless
By Richard Davis
I am so very pleased with this authorized Biography of Fr. Baker. Having been raised in Buffalo, and so familiar with Fr. Baker and Our Lady of Victory Basilica and Homes of Charity, I am sure many will be as deeply moved as I of the amazing life story of this wonderful, saintly man of God. I hope his cause for Sainthood progresses for the uplifting of the church and faith of the People of God.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.
Fairly solid book on the life of the Venerable Father Nelson Baker.
By HappyDaze11
As part of my travels up and down the old American rust-belt, I've become more and more fascinated by the remnants of places like Detroit, Toledo and Buffalo. These cities had the best of everything a mere 80 years ago, orchestras, ballets, good, high paying factory jobs and cultural centers - that are all largely gone. Relating to that are the shrinking remnants of a massive Roman Catholic apparatus and infrastructure that supported immigrants, preserved the culture of Europe, built extensive parochial school networks, hospitals, orphanages, and the like - often in magnificent buildings that rival all but the greatest churches of Europe, that are now gradually being town down, etc. Further along with that are the experiences of large Catholic working class communities that existed - and its in this niche I first learned of Fr. Baker and Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawana, NY which is kind of a sub-city in South Buffalo along Lake Erie.
If someone could be said to have moved mountains in the name of Christ over the course of his life - it would be Fr. Baker. His life span encompassed a short stint as a Union soldier in the Civil Way and straight through to the Great Depression until he passed away in 1936. In a certain sense, Fr. Baker lived, worked and died during a period of non-stop expansion of both the number of Catholics in the United States, their prestige in this country, and their expansion into politics, the army, civic life, etc.
Fr. Baker developed and instituted what would become a massive orphan asylum back in 1909 which ended up taking Catholic boys from all over the United States and Canada that lost their parents, or in the case of severe poverty or neglect, it looks like he took those poor boys in as well. With the help of an Order of Nuns and teaching brothers, the orphan asylum was filled to the gills and out of that clay, Fr. Baker turned so many of these kids around and gave them a future - teaching them a trade, literacy, etc. There are several good photographs of Fr. Baker and some of the "Baker Boys" from 100 years ago. When you realize these poor kids had lost their parents - it will break your heart - but you realize what Fr. Baker did was to move a mountain such that many of the boys who went through the orphanage ended up becoming Priests themselves.
As Fr. Baker grew, he ended up opening an infant home and a Protectory for unwed pregnant women as well as establishing a portal where women could turn over their infants anonymously to the church. He then commissioned the best in Italian stonemasons and artisans to build Our Lady of Victory Basilica, which is a magnificent church rivaling anything in Europe. Lucky for us - is that the Spirit of Vatican II and the absolutely terrible Bishops of upstate New York did not get the chance to gut the Basilica. Along the way, he battled New York State regulatory authorities, the depression, and various levels of anti-Catholic bigotry. Fr. Baker's efforts also brought a lot of African Americans into the Church as well.
This book is listed as the "authorized biography" so I am assuming there was some control over the content selected in the book. The book also seems to denigrate the long held belief in the miraculous nature of Fr. Baker's selection and request to drill for a gas pocket on the grounds of the church. Gas was hit at an incredible depth. After standard gas drilling depths were hit in this area, which has no other gas extraction operations, Fr. Baker insisted (and put a lot of money at risk in doing so) that the drill keep running. They hit a gas pocket at a crazy depth and the gas line still works, or so I hear. I took a look at the gas plant two years ago and it seemed to be in operation.
In criticism, the book is an overview. A thorough exposition of the details of Fr. Baker's life would probably be 3000 pages as opposed to the 300 pages of this book. The content in this book is extensively footnoted and from examination of same, a huge stockpile of primary source material was used in compiling the many anecdotes contained in the book. The shorter length of this book may have to do with an effort to spark interest in Fr. Baker's canonization as he is generally unknown outside of north western New York. I am from downstate New York and only learned of him by accident. Its also a shame that the Paulist Press got to publish the book - the Paulist Press is a religious press, I just haven't figure out what religion.
After my trips up to Buffalo, I have a Holy Card of Fr. Baker in my Missal, and I think of him quite often. Its a long drive, but the Basilica is something everyone should see. Fr. Baker's tomb is inside now and I do hope they make him a Saint!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
Inspiring!
By Andrea Gormley
What a beautiful soul, made a wonderful read! If only there were more people like him in the world, a very inspiring story.
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