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Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today's church and society."-Pope John Paul II. Is now the time for an American parish priest to be declared a Catholic saint? In Father Michael McGivney (1852-1890), born and raised in a Connecticut factory town, the modern era's ideal of the priesthood hit its zenith. The son of Irish immigrants, he was a man to whom "family values" represented more than mere rhetoric....
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The 1950s was a boom time for the Catholic Church in America, with large families of devout members providing at least one son or daughter for a life of religious service. Boston was at the epicenter of this explosion, and Bill Manseau and Mary Doherty - two eager young parishioners from different towns - became part of a new breed of clergy, eschewing the comforts of homey parishes and choosing instead to minister to the inner-city poor. Peter Manseau's...
4) Hesburgh
Publisher
Music Box Films
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A biography of Father Ted Hesburgh, the most influential priest in America, who played important roles in higher education, the Catholic Church, the civil rights movement, national and international politics.
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