"In this history of deafness and sign language in the Catholic Church, the author draws on the stories of deaf priests and pastoral workers to trace the development of an active language minority in today's global church"-- Provided by publisher.

Preface: A Hearing Author on a Deaf Pilgrimage -- A Note on Capitalization -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Deaf Catholic Heritage -- 1. Catholic Education as Deaf Cultural History -- 2. Saints and Founding Fathers -- 3. Women in Deaf Ministry -- 4. Missionaries at the Margins -- 5. A French Forerunner -- 6. Brazilian Apostles -- 7. English and Irish Apostles -- 8. Deaf Leadership in North America -- Recommended Reading for Part I -- Part II. New Deaf Evangelization -- 9. Deaf Catholics after Vatican II -- 10. A Place of Their Own -- 11. Love and the Gift of Listening -- 12. Signing in the Person of Christ -- 13. Signs of God in Asia and Africa -- 14. The Deaf-World Apostolate -- Recommended Reading for Part II -- Bibliography.