Author: Kathleen Sprows Cummings
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469649489
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
What drove U.S. Catholics in their arduous quest, full of twists and turns over more than a century, to win an American saint? The absence of American names in the canon of the saints had left many of the faithful feeling spiritually unmoored. But while canonization may be fundamentally about holiness, it is never only about holiness, reveals Kathleen Sprows Cummings in this panoramic, passionate chronicle of American sanctity. Catholics had another reason for petitioning the Vatican to acknowledge an American holy hero. A home-grown saint would serve as a mediator between heaven and earth, yes, but also between Catholicism and American culture. Throughout much of U.S. history, the making of a saint was also about the ways in which the members of a minority religious group defined, defended, and celebrated their identities as Americans. Their fascinatingly diverse causes for canonization—from Kateri Tekakwitha and Elizabeth Ann Seton to many others that are failed, forgotten, or still under way—represented evolving national values as Catholics made themselves at home. Cummings's vision of American sanctity shows just how much Catholics had at stake in cultivating devotion to men and women perched at the nexus of holiness and American history—until they finally felt little need to prove that they belonged.
A Saint of Our Own
Author: Kathleen Sprows Cummings
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469649489
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
What drove U.S. Catholics in their arduous quest, full of twists and turns over more than a century, to win an American saint? The absence of American names in the canon of the saints had left many of the faithful feeling spiritually unmoored. But while canonization may be fundamentally about holiness, it is never only about holiness, reveals Kathleen Sprows Cummings in this panoramic, passionate chronicle of American sanctity. Catholics had another reason for petitioning the Vatican to acknowledge an American holy hero. A home-grown saint would serve as a mediator between heaven and earth, yes, but also between Catholicism and American culture. Throughout much of U.S. history, the making of a saint was also about the ways in which the members of a minority religious group defined, defended, and celebrated their identities as Americans. Their fascinatingly diverse causes for canonization—from Kateri Tekakwitha and Elizabeth Ann Seton to many others that are failed, forgotten, or still under way—represented evolving national values as Catholics made themselves at home. Cummings's vision of American sanctity shows just how much Catholics had at stake in cultivating devotion to men and women perched at the nexus of holiness and American history—until they finally felt little need to prove that they belonged.
Publisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 1469649489
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 333
Book Description
What drove U.S. Catholics in their arduous quest, full of twists and turns over more than a century, to win an American saint? The absence of American names in the canon of the saints had left many of the faithful feeling spiritually unmoored. But while canonization may be fundamentally about holiness, it is never only about holiness, reveals Kathleen Sprows Cummings in this panoramic, passionate chronicle of American sanctity. Catholics had another reason for petitioning the Vatican to acknowledge an American holy hero. A home-grown saint would serve as a mediator between heaven and earth, yes, but also between Catholicism and American culture. Throughout much of U.S. history, the making of a saint was also about the ways in which the members of a minority religious group defined, defended, and celebrated their identities as Americans. Their fascinatingly diverse causes for canonization—from Kateri Tekakwitha and Elizabeth Ann Seton to many others that are failed, forgotten, or still under way—represented evolving national values as Catholics made themselves at home. Cummings's vision of American sanctity shows just how much Catholics had at stake in cultivating devotion to men and women perched at the nexus of holiness and American history—until they finally felt little need to prove that they belonged.
In Our Own Words
Author: Juliet Mousseau
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814645208
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Written by a diverse group of younger women religious from North America, In Our Own Words offers a collection of essays on issues central to apostolic religious life today. The thirteen authors represent different congregations, charisms, ministries, and histories. The topics and concerns that shape these chapters emerged naturally through a collaborative process of prayer and conversation. Essays focus on the vows and community life, individual identity and congregational charisms, and leadership among younger members leading into the future. The authors hope these chapters may form a springboard for further conversation on religious life, inviting others to share their experiences of religious life in today's world.
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814645208
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Written by a diverse group of younger women religious from North America, In Our Own Words offers a collection of essays on issues central to apostolic religious life today. The thirteen authors represent different congregations, charisms, ministries, and histories. The topics and concerns that shape these chapters emerged naturally through a collaborative process of prayer and conversation. Essays focus on the vows and community life, individual identity and congregational charisms, and leadership among younger members leading into the future. The authors hope these chapters may form a springboard for further conversation on religious life, inviting others to share their experiences of religious life in today's world.
The Fireside annual [afterw.] pictorial annual [formerly Our own fireside] conducted by C. Bullock
Author: Fireside pictorial annual
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Languages : en
Pages : 812
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Our Own English Bible
Author: William James Heaton
Publisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
Court Life at Naples in Our Own Times, Etc
Author: Naples. [Appendix.]
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Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Languages : en
Pages : 380
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Upon Our Own Ground: 1956 to 1964
Author: Gémino H. Abad
Publisher: UP Press
ISBN: 9715425844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Publisher: UP Press
ISBN: 9715425844
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
America
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Languages : en
Pages : 1302
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Languages : en
Pages : 1302
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Our Own Agendas
Author: Margaret Gillett
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773513396
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Our Own Agendas is the second collection of essays by McGill women. The first, A Fair Shake, was published a decade ago. The second volume both reflects the current climate of openness and shows that many barriers remain to be challenged. Our Own Agendas makes a lively and enlightening contribution to our understanding of women's experiences and to Canadian social history.
Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN: 0773513396
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
Our Own Agendas is the second collection of essays by McGill women. The first, A Fair Shake, was published a decade ago. The second volume both reflects the current climate of openness and shows that many barriers remain to be challenged. Our Own Agendas makes a lively and enlightening contribution to our understanding of women's experiences and to Canadian social history.
The Story of St. Stanislaus Kostka
Author: Henry James Coleridge
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 302
Book Description
In All Seasons, For All Reasons
Author: James Martin
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814645313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Christian longing to share anguish, fear, gratitude, and awe has found expression in many forms of prayer, beginning in Scripture and the practices and words of Jesus. Over the centuries many fruitful approaches to prayer have taken hold, but often there is a certain unease about what is right or what is best. In this welcome and welcoming book, Fr. James Martin eases these concerns with thoughtful, practical encouragement about prayer in all of its forms. In All Seasons, For All Reasons is drawn from “Teach Us to Pray,” Fr. Martin’s very popular monthly column in Give Us This Day.
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 0814645313
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
The Christian longing to share anguish, fear, gratitude, and awe has found expression in many forms of prayer, beginning in Scripture and the practices and words of Jesus. Over the centuries many fruitful approaches to prayer have taken hold, but often there is a certain unease about what is right or what is best. In this welcome and welcoming book, Fr. James Martin eases these concerns with thoughtful, practical encouragement about prayer in all of its forms. In All Seasons, For All Reasons is drawn from “Teach Us to Pray,” Fr. Martin’s very popular monthly column in Give Us This Day.