Author: Rev. Robert J. Fox
Date of birth: 1927
Website: http://www.fatimafamily.org
Chapter I of Fishers of Men
A short biography of Fr. Robert J. Fox whose ministry is characterized by deep spirituality, leadership in the apostolate, and fidelity to the Magisterium of the Church.
by John M. Janaro [© Copyright 1986, Trinity Communications]
The sun glimmers on the horizon, shedding its golden hue across the fields that stretch as far as the eye can see. Birds begin to sing, fireflies blink, and the shadows of a small town become long and faded as its skyline melts into silhouette.
The shapes of farmhouses and grain bins draw into a cluster around a prominent water tower that announces its identity: Alexandria, South Dakota. Somewhat removed from the water tower another structure rises above the landscape -- it is the steeple of St. Mary of Mercy Catholic Church.
The people of this place are straightforward and practical; they bring forth their livelihood each day from what nature -- aided by their own good sense -- raises out of the ground. They grin and grip your hand with firmness and warmth; and you feel as though they are honestly glad to meet you.
Six hundred of these people inhabit Alexandria, just enough to give them their own exit on interstate 90. And on this particular evening one of them is out for a walk; by his stature and the length of his stride he is unmistakably a farmer, but his clothes display that he is a laborer in another harvest.
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