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Going Home Like A Shooting Star: Sister Thea Bowman's Journey to Sainthood


Going Home Like a Shooting Star: Sister Thea Bowman’s Journey to Sainthood explores the life of Thea Bowman, an African-American Franciscan Sister currently under consideration for Catholic sainthood. Thea, a charismatic teacher, preacher, singer and evangelizer, challenged racism in both church and society until her untimely death from cancer in 1990 at age 53.