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The life and mission of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos led him from the Bavarian Alps in Germany to the United States where he worked tirelessly to fill the spiritual needs of everyone he encountered. His final assignment took him to post-Civil War New Orleans, where he continued to minister to others in need before falling himself to the yellow fever epidemic.
Written in the first person and accompanied by excerpts from letters Blessed Seelos wrote to his family, confreres, and others, Father Richard Boever, CSsR, highlights the struggles and successes of missionary life, with a personal touch. With abundant joy and deep devotion to Jesus and Mary, the short life of Father Seelos blessed all the lives he touched.
Fr. Richard Boever, CSsR, has been in the Catholic ministry since 1974. During that time he has served as a parish priest and pastor in St. Louis and Chicago, taught theology at Newman University and Saint Louis University, served as a university chaplain, and he has been director of Redemptorist formation for the pre novitiate program. He also held various positions at Liguori Publications, including president and publisher and he was retreat director at Oconomowoc, Wisconsin In addition to writing this book on Saint John Neumann, he also served as a research expert at the Neumann Shrine in Philadelphia. Currently, he is functioning as Executive Director at the National Shrine of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos in New Orleans.
