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Author | : Philip Douglas |
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Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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A biography of the 19th-century American bishop renowned for his good deeds and who was proclaimed a saint in 1977.
Author | : Douglas Philip |
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Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1977 |
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Author | : Saint John Neumann |
Publisher | : St. Joseph's University Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Author | : Charles S Walton |
Publisher | : Independently Published |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-01-04 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
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Author | : James J. Galvin |
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Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Bishops |
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Author | : Gerald Klever, PhD |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 2015-08-21 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1503574806 |
This is a nontraditional story of the people of an Episcopal parish that was born in center city Philadelphia in 1847 not many decades after the American Episcopal Church broke with the Church of England. By distinct choice, Saint Marks founders built an Anglican church, feeling that the Church of England journeyed too far from its Anglo-Catholic roots. These Victorian-era people and those who followed them gave magnificent gifts abundantly to their church. But they also built, operated, and staffed missions, chapels, and churches in Philadelphia and the nation. They could, did, and still do have an impact beyond their parish. This is their story.
Author | : Timothy E. Byerley |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780963482501 |
Author | : Cordelia Frances Biddle |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2015-09-04 |
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ISBN | : 9781594162428 |
"Powerful and profoundly moving, Saint Katharine is a book of rich and lively scholarship and of deeply felt devotion. You will not be able to put it down."--Donald Spoto, author of Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi When Katharine Drexel was born in 1858, her grandfather, financier Francis Martin Drexel, had a fortune so vast he was able to provide a loan of sixty million dollars to the Union's cause during the Civil War. Her uncle and mentor, Anthony, established Drexel University to provide instruction to the working class regardless of race, religion, or gender. Her stepmother was Emma Bouvier whose brother, John, became the great-grandfather of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. Katharine Drexel's family were American royalty. As a Philadelphia socialite, "Kitty," as she was often called, adored formal balls and teas, rowing regattas, and sailing races. She was beautiful, intelligent, and high-spirited. But when her stepmother died in 1883, and her father two years later, a sense of desolation nearly overwhelmed her. She was twenty-seven and in possession of a staggering inheritance. Approached for aid by the Catholic Indian Missions, she surprised her family by giving generously of money and time. It was during this period of acute self-examination that she journeyed to Rome for a private audience with Pope Leo XIII. With characteristic energy and fervor, she detailed the plight of the Native Americans, and begged for additional missionaries to serve them. His reply astonished her. "Why not, my child, yourself become a missionary?" In Saint Katharine: The Life of Katharine Drexel, Cordelia Frances Biddle recounts the extraordinary story of a Gilded Age luminary who became a selfless worker for the welfare and rights of America's poorest persons. After years of supporting efforts on behalf of African Americans and American Indians, Katharine finally decided to follow her inner voice and profess vows. The act made headlines. Like her father and grandfather, she was a shrewd businessperson; she retained her financial autonomy and established her own order, the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament. Until her death in 1955, she devoted herself and her inheritance to building much-needed schools in the South and Southwest, despite threats from the Ku Klux Klan and others. Pragmatic, sometimes willful, ardent, and a charismatic leader, Katharine Drexel was an indefatigable champion of justice and parity. When illness incapacitated her in later years, divine radiance was said to emanate from her, a radiance that led to her canonization on October 1, 2000.
Author | : Saint Francis De Sales |
Publisher | : Ignatius Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 2015-06-08 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 1681497220 |
Written over 400 years ago, Introduction to the Devout Life is still one of the most popular books for those pursuing holiness. St. Francis de Sales explains how to turn that desire for sanctity into resolutions that yield grace-filled results. Themes include: Pursuing a devout life whole-heartedly Incorporating prayer and sacraments into a busy schedule Growing in virtue Battling wisely against temptation Making spiritual progress through daily, monthly, and yearly exercises Whether you are just beginning your spiritual journey or are more advanced in the spiritual life, you’ll be able to apply this timeless wisdom immediately. Let St. Francis de Sales illumine the path to holiness and strengthen your desire to walk that road with the Lord. St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622) was the Bishop of Geneva and a renowned spiritual director. Preaching during the Counter-Reformation, he is estimated to have converted 70,000 Calvinists in his short lifetime. He was a fervent proponent of the universal call to holiness and spent much of his time guiding lay people on the road to sanctity. Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1877, St. Francis is still helping to form saints through his many writings, of which Introduction to the Devout Life is the most famous.
Author | : American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia |
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Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Catholics |
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