Publisher's Synopsis
THE PRIEST WHO WALKED INTO DEATH: Saint Isaac Jogues and the Mohawk Martyrdom
In the heart of the untamed wilderness, where faith and savagery clashed, one man walked boldly into the shadow of death. Saint Isaac Jogues-a Jesuit priest, a fearless missionary, and a martyr whose life defied all human reason-gave everything for the Gospel. Captured by the fierce Iroquois, he endured unspeakable tortures, his hands mangled beyond recognition, his body broken but his spirit unyielding. He escaped-only to return. Why would a man who had already suffered so much willingly step back into the jaws of death? What force could drive him to embrace certain martyrdom? This gripping narrative plunges readers into the perilous mission fields of 17th-century New France, where the scent of burning villages filled the air, where the cries of the persecuted mingled with the silence of the forest, and where one priest's sacrifice became the seed of a faith that would outlive his tormentors. More than a biography, The Priest Who Walked Into Death, is a journey into the depths of human endurance, divine grace, and the haunting question: What are we willing to suffer for Christ?
