Parish priest : Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism
Brinkley, Douglas.
Parish priest : Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism - New York. W. Morrow. 3/27/2006 - xiv, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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 i
0060776846 (alk. paper)
2005044382
McGivney, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), 1852-1890.
Catholic Church -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography.
Knights of Columbus -- Biography.
Priests -- United States -- Biography.
Parish priest : Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism - New York. W. Morrow. 3/27/2006 - xiv, 240 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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 i
0060776846 (alk. paper)
2005044382
McGivney, Michael J. (Michael Joseph), 1852-1890.
Catholic Church -- United States -- Clergy -- Biography.
Knights of Columbus -- Biography.
Priests -- United States -- Biography.