“To be able to listen to others in a sympathetic and understanding manner is perhaps the most effective mechanism in the world for breaking down the barriers that divide people.”

About John Lancaster Spalding

Educator • American

John Lancaster Spalding was a prominent American Catholic prelate, writer, and educator born in Lebanon, Kentucky. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Peoria from 1877 until his retirement in 1908. Spalding...