The Apostle of Tennessee: The Indefatigable Life and Ministry of Father Aloysius Orengo is scheduled to be published by Vanderbilt University Press in August of 2026. The book, part of VUP’s Truth, Lies and Histories of Nashville series, tells the story of Fr. Aloysius “Luigi/Louis” Orengo, O.P., an Italian immigrant and Dominican missionary priest who served Middle and West Tennessee for 25 years from 1848-1873.