Augustus Tolton: Episode One

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Augustus Tolton - Episode One: You Gotta Be Free Missouri, 1861. As a Civil War rages between the Northern and Southern states, tens of thousands of enslaved black men escape bondage to join the Union Army and fight for freedom. Among them is Pe…

Augustus Tolton: Episode Two

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Augustus Tolton - Episode Two: Do This Quincy, Illinois. 1869. Gus excels as a student at St. Peter's, championed by Father McGirr. But outside the school, the mostly white community boils with tension, harasses Gus for the color of his skin, th…

Augustus Tolton: Episode Three

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Augustus Tolton - Episode Three: Free Slaves Missouri, 1876. A year into his studies in Saint Louis, things look bleak for Gus. Father Dolan is acting strangely, often disappearing with no explanation. Gus is working as the barman at a local sal…

Augustus Tolton: Episode Four

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Augustus Tolton - Episode Four: Abandoned By My Own Quincy, 1878. Gus is thriving at Saint Francis College. He excels in his studies, and is a standout on the debate team. But despite these successes, Gus continues to receive rejection after rej…

Augustus Tolton: Episode Five

🏔️ The Saints: Adventures of Faith and Courage 🗺️ Augustus Tolton - Episode Five: We've Been Waitin' Quincy, 1879. Rejected by every seminary he's applied to, Gus has lost direction and hope. His friends are beginning to wonder: will Gus ever fulfill his calling? 🌐 Subscribe for Free Daily Ep…