Episode 8
He cold-called Bob Hope to get his “Family Theater” radio show on the air. He coined the phrase “The family that prays together, stays together.” Father Patrick Peyton led rosary rallies and prayer gatherings that welcomed many thousands of people. Eventually he worked alongside the CIA to oppose communism in places like the Philippines.
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Books
- All for Her: The Autobiography of Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C. (A Holy Cross Book)
- Father Peyton’s Rosary Prayer Book: The Family That Prays Together Stays Together
- Pray: The Story of Patrick Peyton
- Pray the Rosary
- A Man of Faith: Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.C., His Life, Mission, and Message
- The American Catholic Almanac
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