A TSW Thanksgiving Tradition:  Squanto, The Pilgrims, and the Pope
Gordon MacRae Fr. Gordon J. MacRae Gordon MacRae Fr. Gordon J. MacRae

A TSW Thanksgiving Tradition: Squanto, The Pilgrims, and the Pope

. . . This is the little known story of Squanto, and of how he saved the day for the pilgrims and strangers in this strange land who ventured here to be forever rid of the remnants of Catholicism in the Church of England. It's a story of how Catholic respect for human life reached across entire oceans and continents to save a man's life so he could in turn save others. It's a story of the triumph of grace and the twists and turns of a human soul venturing toward God. And if the Pilgrims knew a Pope was involved, they might just have climbed back aboard the Mayflower. This is an account of Thanksgiving we hope you will want to pass along to others, and include in your own Thanksgiving celebration. . . .

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