Product Description
FATHER RYAN: A HIGHER CALL (DVD)
In the summer of 1878, refugees from the Memphis epidemic came to Chattanooga to escape the ravages of this deadly disease. Within two days, the first victims died. Nearly all the townspeople fled to the mountains surrounding Chattanooga leaving behind those without means, the infirm and the elderly. A few brave citizens decided to stay behind to help the sick and dying. One of these was Fr. Patrick Ryan of Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Fr. Ryan tirelessly made the rounds to the sick, suffering and dying, regardless of race or creed, until he himself succumbed to the disease.
This is the story about a Catholic Priest who embodied Christian charity - an example of selfless sacrifice - and gave everything in the name of love.
One DVD. Approximately 48 minutes.