"The sinking of the R.M.S. Titanic is regarded as one of the most tragic shipwrecks in history. Regarded as the engineering marvel of its time, the Titanic's makers boasted that 'God himself could not sink this ship.' Yet on the night of April 14, 1912, the ship was brought down by a solitary iceberg. Since then, the disaster has been remembered for the many stories that have made the shipwreck legendary: the band playing in order to calm the passengers, the distress calls that received no response from a nearby ship, and the insufficient number of lifeboats for all passengers, to name a few things.
"One lesser known story about the Titanic disaster is that of Father Thomas Byles, known as 'The Priest of the Titanic.' Father Byles was a Catholic priest from England who was traveling aboard the Titanic in order to attend his brother’s wedding in New York. . . ."
In a recent commentary, Brother Paul Marich, O.P., reflected on the story of Father Byles and some of its spiritual lessons.
To access Br. Paul's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: The Priest of the Titanic (14 APR 21)
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