Parish Priest
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- 出版社 HarperCollins US
- 出版时间 2007年3月
- ISBN 9780060776855
- 定价 130.70
内容简介
IsnowthetimeforanAmericanparishpriesttobedeclaredaCatholicsaint?BornandraisedinaConnecticutfactorytown,thesonofIrishimmigrants,FatherMichaelMcGivney's(1852-1890)legacyofhopeisstillcelebratedaroundtheworld.AtatimewhendiscriminationagainstAmericanCatholics,homelessness,andstarvationwerewidespread,FatherMcGivneyfoundedtheKnightsofColumbus,anorganizationthathashelpedsavecountlessfamiliesfromtheindignityofdestitution.Inthismovingandinspirationalwork,DouglasBrinkley,theNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorofTheGreatDelugeandTheBoysofPointeduHoc,andaward-winningauthorJulieM.Fensterre-createtheall-too-brieflifeofperhapsthemostbelovedparishpriestinU.S.historyandchronicletheprocessofcanonizationthatmaywellmakethisfiercelydynamicyettenderheartedmanthefirstAmerican-bornpriesttobedeclaredasaintbytheVatican.
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