Parish priest [text (large print)] : Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster.
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TextPublisher: New York : HarperLargePrint, c2006Edition: 1st Harper large print edDescription: xv, 299 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 0060853484 (lg. print : pbk.) :Subject(s): McGivney, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), 1852-1890 | Catholic Church -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography | Knights of Columbus -- Biography | Priests -- United States -- Biography | Large type booksSummary: The son of Irish immigrants, McGivney was a man to whom "family values" represented more than mere rhetoric. And he left a legacy of hope still celebrated around the world. In the late 1800s, discrimination against American Catholics was widespread. Many Catholics struggled to find work and ended up in infernolike mills, where an injury or death would leave a family penniless. Called to action in 1882 by his sympathy for these suffering people, Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization that has helped to save countless families from the indignity of destitution. From its uncertain beginnings, it has grown to an international membership of 1.7 million men. At heart, though, Father McGivney was never anything more than an American parish priest, and nothing less than that, either--perhaps the most beloved parish priest in U.S. history.--From publisher description.
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| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | 282.092 BRIN (Browse shelf) | Available | 9700 |
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| 282.09 FRAN The name of God is mercy : | 282.09 FRAN God is young : a conversation with Thomas Leoncini / | 282.09 Orla A short history of the catholic church | 282.092 BRIN Parish priest | 282.092 ILIB Left to tell : | 282.092 NOON John Paul the great : | 282.092 Wynn Keepers of the keys |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-289) and index.
The son of Irish immigrants, McGivney was a man to whom "family values" represented more than mere rhetoric. And he left a legacy of hope still celebrated around the world. In the late 1800s, discrimination against American Catholics was widespread. Many Catholics struggled to find work and ended up in infernolike mills, where an injury or death would leave a family penniless. Called to action in 1882 by his sympathy for these suffering people, Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization that has helped to save countless families from the indignity of destitution. From its uncertain beginnings, it has grown to an international membership of 1.7 million men. At heart, though, Father McGivney was never anything more than an American parish priest, and nothing less than that, either--perhaps the most beloved parish priest in U.S. history.--From publisher description.
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