The Book of Mychal

The life and legacy of Father Mychal Judge, the first official victim of 9/11 and a symbol of hope amidst tragedy. As chaplain to the Fire Department of New York, Father Mychal Judge was officially the first to perish on September 11th. A loving priest with a gift for the gab—gregarious yet humble, a healer with the ability to wipe away a widow's tears and put a smile on a fireman's face—Father Mike rushed to the fires at the World Trade Center as quickly as those who fought them, losing his own