My Father's Heroes: Forgive Us Father, for We Have Sinned

My Father’s Heroes is the story of a 2nd generation Italian-American boy, Franco, growing up in New York during the 1940’to 1960’s, who is torn between his mother’s deeply religious beliefs and his father’s prophetic pragmatism. Through Franco's eyes, we see the Roosevelt years, World War II, the Atom Bomb, the Cuban Missile Crisis and other world events unfold.

While a young boy attending Parochial school, Franco witnesses the priests who are responsible for creating his moral character…