The "Titanic" Faith of Father Thomas Byles

As the great RMS Titanic was going down, Father Thomas Byles, a convert from Anglicanism, was last seen praying the rosary with Catholics and giving general absolution to Catholics, Jews and Protestants as the waters rose. Twice he was offered a place in the lifeboats but chose to continue to minster to those who would surely be entering eternity.

Father Byles and his brother William grew up Anglican, but later had such a profound realization of the truth of Catholicism, they both pursued the priesthood. Brother William eventually realized this was not his vocation  and left England for the US where he started a business and planned to marry. Father Byles was coming over on the Titanic to say the wedding mass for his brother and his bride in New York City.  Check out the story here.