Father Thomas Frederick Price: "Tarheel Apostle" and Servant of God

These drawings, taken from different points in the life of Father Thomas Frederick Price, are the first in a series of drawings honoring the life of a great North Carolinian Priest and possible saint. I intend to eventually include scenes illustrating important points in his life (A Mass said atop Mt Mitchell, a shipwreck during his youth-see text post below) and including portraits of people who figured prominently in his own vocation journey (James Cardinal Gibbons, his mother and father, Bishop Leo Haid, OSB). Father Price is a great personal hero of mine whom I have studied, written about, and drawn much inspiration from. I hope that you will enjoy learning a little bit about his life with me as I continue this work during the coming weeks. Father Price's cause for canonization is under way, and is being pursued by the Catholic Foreign Missionary Society of America, which he co-founded. Father Price was the first native North Carolinian to be ordained a priest, and was tireless in his service to people of all faiths, both in our state and in the far east. The following are texts from a book about Father Price, which I included on the back of holy cards made from two of the images above.