Father Isaac Thomas Hecker, CSP

Father Isaac Thomas Hecker, CSP OFFICIAL page of Servant of God Isaac Hecker and his Cause for Canonization (sainthood). In 1858, together with his associates, Fr. Fr. The cause for Fr.

Servant of God Isaac Thomas Hecker (Dec. 18, 1819 – Dec. 22, 1888) was the New York City-born son of German immigrants who spent his early life working in family’s bakery and flour business. As a young man, he began a spiritual journey that eventually led to him to the Catholic Church. He became a priest and a faithful son of the Church who was not afraid of questioning, challenging and experiment

ing. Hecker founded the Paulist Fathers with the mission of helping the American people understand the Catholic Church and helping the Church understand the democratic spirit of America. Hecker was a brilliant missionary preacher, author, publisher and pastor. It is our prayer that, one day, he also will be known as a saint. Hecker’s beatification and canonization was formally opened in 2008 at which time he received the title “Servant of God.”

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His great goal was the conversion of Protestant America to Catholicism, something he was convinced could happen. After all, he said, in the United States "true religion will find a reception it has in vain looked for elsewhere."

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