Parish priest : Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism / Douglas Brinkley and Julie M. Fenster.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brinkley, Douglas
Other Authors: Fenster, J. M. (Julie M.)
Language:English
Published: New York : W. Morrow, [2006], ©2006.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
McGivney, Michael J. > (Michael Joseph), > 1852-1890.
Catholic Church > United States > Clergy > Biography.
Priests > United States > Biography.
Knights of Columbus > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xiv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • A friend of the family
  • An American child
  • The priesthood
  • A start in the seminary
  • In the city of New Haven
  • In charge
  • A church fair
  • Modern men
  • McGivney's solution
  • A bleak night in Ansonia
  • Inertia in a hurry
  • Faith in Meriden
  • A stern voice
  • Talk of the town
  • A priest's life.