Water Sounds: Reminiscences: North America's Missionary/Naturalist Jacques Marquette

Father Jacques Marquette (1637-1675) was a French Jesuit whose life was uniquely marked by water. Sent to Quebec as a missionary in 1666, he crossed the Atlantic by boat. Along with Louis Jolliet, he made an exploratory trip to map the northern part of the Mississippi River by canoe. When he died he was buried along the shores of Lake Michigan.In Water Sounds: Reminiscences, Father Al Fitsch, S.J. assumes the perspective of Marquette. From this vantage point, Fitsch presents 24 beautiful mediations on nature and faith, and waters role in both. Water Sounds is a creative retelling of Marquettes personal history, a diary of faith, and a catalog of geographies and discoveries.