Women of Faith : : The Chicago Sisters of Mercy and the Evolution of a Religious Community / / Mary Beth Fraser Connolly.
When the Sisters of Mercy lost their foundress Sister Catherine McAuley in 1841, stories of Mother Catherine passed from one generation of sisters to the next. McAuley’s Rule and Constitutions along with her spiritual writings and correspondence communicated the Mercys’ founding charism. Each genera...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2014] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: “One Solid Comfort”
- Part I “Charity Embraces Those Who Abound”
- 1. “The spirit of our Institute is mercy, as its name denotes”
- 2. “Not Bound by Enclosure”
- Part II “This Mutual Love and Union”
- 3. New Community, Same Spirit
- 4. Demanding Decades
- 5. “Change Is Blowing Hard”
- 6. Reinventing Community and Service to the World
- Part III New Life, New Paths, Same Spirit
- 7. “This Far by Faith”
- Epilogue
- Appendixes
- A. Parish Grade Schools, Academies, High Schools, Universities, and Alternative Schools
- B. Hospitals, Facilities, and Residences Owned and/or Sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, Chicago Regional Community
- Notes
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index