Parish Priest: Father Michael McGiveny and American Catholicism - by Douglas Brinkley & Julie M. Fen

Parish Priest: Father Michael McGiveny and American Catholicism - by Douglas Brinkley & Julie M. Fen

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Is now the time for an American parish priest to be declared a Catholic saint? Born and raised in a Connecticut factory town, the son of Irish immigrants, father Michael McGivney's (1852-1890) legacy of hope is still celebrated around the world. At a time when discrimination against American Catholics, homelessness, and starvation were widespread, Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization that has helped save countless families from the indignity of destitution. This moving and inspirations work recreates the all-too-brief life of perhaps the most beloved parish priest in U.S. history and chronicle the process of canonization that may well make this fiercely dynamic yet tenderhearted man the first American-born priest to be declared a saint by the Vatican.

Paperback / 240 pages / Biography