Frank Duff
Autor Finola Kennedyen Limba Engleză Paperback – iul 2011
In the Legion of Mary, Duff built an organisation that depended on each member playing his or her part, rather than on any individual leader. Describing responsibility as 'the biggest tonic on earth', he believed in sharing responsibility, and warned against thinking that others cannot do things as well as we can ourselves.
The Legion of Mary is an organisation of lay Catholics dedicated to every form of social service and Catholic action for the welfare of the Church and of society. Duff's vision of a lay movement was revolutionary in its time and as recounted in this book explains why he faced so much opposition from Church authorities, especially in Ireland.
But Duff, who is on the path towards canonisation, exemplified the Catholic tradition of charitable work at its best - that you do not preach by lecturing but by works of mercy, compassion and unselfish altruism. This is an inspiring tale.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781441167477
ISBN-10: 1441167471
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 152 x 227 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1441167471
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 152 x 227 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Editura: BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Cuprins
Introduction
1. Beginnings
2. Blackrock College
3. The Civil Servant as a Young Man
4. Joseph Gabbett
5. Myra House and de Montfort
6. The Legion of Mary Begins
7. Work on 1923 Land Act
8. The Sancta Maria Hostel
9. The Morning Star and Regina Caeli Hostels
10. A Finance Man
11. Rome and Dublin Approve
12. Building the Legion
13. Rivalries
14. The McQuaid Era
15. Ecumenism
16. Battle for an Imprimatur
17. Edel, Fr Aedan, Alfie
18. Peregrinatio Pro Christo
19. Building the Nation
20. Before the Second Vatican Council
21. The Second Vatican Council
22. War and Peace
23. To Walk the Common Path
24. The Happy Mean
25. In the Spirit of Faith
Glossary/Abbreviations
Index
1. Beginnings
2. Blackrock College
3. The Civil Servant as a Young Man
4. Joseph Gabbett
5. Myra House and de Montfort
6. The Legion of Mary Begins
7. Work on 1923 Land Act
8. The Sancta Maria Hostel
9. The Morning Star and Regina Caeli Hostels
10. A Finance Man
11. Rome and Dublin Approve
12. Building the Legion
13. Rivalries
14. The McQuaid Era
15. Ecumenism
16. Battle for an Imprimatur
17. Edel, Fr Aedan, Alfie
18. Peregrinatio Pro Christo
19. Building the Nation
20. Before the Second Vatican Council
21. The Second Vatican Council
22. War and Peace
23. To Walk the Common Path
24. The Happy Mean
25. In the Spirit of Faith
Glossary/Abbreviations
Index
Recenzii
This biography is an affectionate tribute to a friend and hero of the author, and a well-researched, if uncritical, piece of work about an interesting man who had far-reaching ideas and effects on Irish society.
...this is a fine biography and Duff has been fortunate in having such a sympathetic yet fair and meticulous biographer as Finola Kennedy.
A new biography of Frank Duff is something to be welcomed at a time when historical memory is under pressure from so many sources... this book should be a timely reference point for our attention and consideration.
[Duff] exemplified the Catholic tradition of charitable work at its best- you do not preach by lecturing but by works of mercy, compassion and unselfish altruism... this is an inspiring book.
Kennedy's biography is both expansive and detailed. It shows a truly busy man who contributed in an outstanding way to the Church to which he belonged, as well as playing a significant part as a civil servant in the building of the Republic of Ireland.
... [a] well-researched and stimulating biography.
... an admirable biography... In giving us this excellent biography of Frank Duff, Finola Kennedy has reminded us of fierce conflicts which existed between the laity and the Church in this country and of the real resistance to it.
Finola Kennedy... has now turned her exceptional talents to providing a thorough, thoughtful, even-handed life of Frank Duff... [a] meticulously researched study.
... meticulously researched and yet very easy to read... [Kennedy] is very much an insider, an active legionary at various times in her life and god daughter of her subject. Not only does she bring Frank to life for the reader but she also recreates the social and political background and the prevailing Catholic culture against which the Legion was founded.
[Kennedy] has made excellent use of a mass of archive material... providing a full and rounded portrait of Duff.
...this is a fine biography and Duff has been fortunate in having such a sympathetic yet fair and meticulous biographer as Finola Kennedy.
A new biography of Frank Duff is something to be welcomed at a time when historical memory is under pressure from so many sources... this book should be a timely reference point for our attention and consideration.
[Duff] exemplified the Catholic tradition of charitable work at its best- you do not preach by lecturing but by works of mercy, compassion and unselfish altruism... this is an inspiring book.
Kennedy's biography is both expansive and detailed. It shows a truly busy man who contributed in an outstanding way to the Church to which he belonged, as well as playing a significant part as a civil servant in the building of the Republic of Ireland.
... [a] well-researched and stimulating biography.
... an admirable biography... In giving us this excellent biography of Frank Duff, Finola Kennedy has reminded us of fierce conflicts which existed between the laity and the Church in this country and of the real resistance to it.
Finola Kennedy... has now turned her exceptional talents to providing a thorough, thoughtful, even-handed life of Frank Duff... [a] meticulously researched study.
... meticulously researched and yet very easy to read... [Kennedy] is very much an insider, an active legionary at various times in her life and god daughter of her subject. Not only does she bring Frank to life for the reader but she also recreates the social and political background and the prevailing Catholic culture against which the Legion was founded.
[Kennedy] has made excellent use of a mass of archive material... providing a full and rounded portrait of Duff.