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All of the men and women you will meet in Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood -- through their faith in God and by giving of themselves to God's people, their sisters and brothers -- did what Servant of God Sister Thea Bowman said: 'we must return love, no matter what.' These men and women show us the way forward.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Most Reverend Roy E. Campbell, Jr., \u003cbr\u003eAuxiliary Bishop of Washington, President of the National Black Catholic Congress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBlack Catholics on the Road to Sainthood\u003c\/em\u003e is an inspiring look at six holy Black men and women who mirrored Christ in service to others. 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