About this title: < b>A New York Times Bestselling Author< /b>< P>Nearly every day, in towns and cities across the world, groups of Catholic laymen known as the Knights of Columbus gather together. In the mid-19th century Father Michael J. McGivney dedicated his life to the spiritual and physical welfare of others, creating the K of C to provide insurance for the protection of widows and orphans. This devout, hardworking man of God saw strong family as the foundation of his parish, the church, and society itself.
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Publisher: HarperLargePrint
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780060853488ISBN:0060853484
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Edition: Annotated. Large type / large print.
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: HarperLargePrint
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780060853488ISBN:0060853484
Description: Good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 302 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
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Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2007-03-01
ISBN-13:9780060776855ISBN:0060776854
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 3/13/2007
ISBN-13:9780060776855ISBN:0060776854
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780060776855ISBN:0060776854
Description: Fine. Paperback, Like New, clean, tight, unmarked, no spine or cover creases 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 ... read more
"Most of my books reviews will have this disclaimer. Most of the books in my library are audiobooks. I prefer audiobooks especially on long trips. I feel that if the book is that bad at least my time was not a complete waste. With that said I liked this book. The turn of the Century was trying for many Priest. The Parish Priest life Expectancy was less than 50 years old. During that time the cities had inadequate welfare for the poor. During that time many secret societies began to spring up which pulled many men away from families and had secret rituals. Father used his Social awareness and his willingness to bring men together to form a Faternal organization which could provide Insurance in the case of Death or illness but also an alternative to the secret society and encouraged men to be good Fathers and have good family values. The other secret societies left out politics and religion but Fr McGivney wanted men to have Catholicism in every part of their lives. It was a great book about a great man. He was a simple Priest but he touched many lives. I knew some Fr McGivney's growing up. Fr. Roderick from the Netherlands who started SQPN, Mother Angelica who started EWTN, Mother Theresa of Calcutta, Fr. Damien who worked with the Lepers in Hawaii."
"Interesting enough, from the standpoint of learning a bit about the man who was responsible for founding the Knights of Columbus, but only moderately informative of the latter part of the title: American Catholocism.
I would not call this a stellar piece of writing, though perhaps the authors did the best they could with what information they had available. I was expecting a bit more from Douglas Brinkley, author of The Boys of Pointe du Hoc.
As with any biography, there is some value in the included bits of historical context.
But anything longer than the 200 pages of this book would scarcely have been worth the time spent in reading."
"Father Michael McGivney has been nominated for sainthood, and if made a saint, he will be the very first American-born saint. Father McGivney founded the Knights of Columbus, a Catholic fraternal organization that relieved Catholic widows from financial hardship by offering life insurance to the Irish-Catholic, immigrant minority in New Haven, CT during the late 19th century. McGivney died at the age of 38, having put 11 years of his young life into bearing witness to Christ's goodness as pastor of St. Mary's Church in New Haven, CT. This biography develops the personality of Father McGivney through a series of comparisons and contrasts to prominent New Haven ministers, businessmen, priests, and St. Mary's parishioners. The work is just as much a study of personality types, as it is a study of Father McGivney's personality."
"The book about Father Michael J. McGivney, the founder of the Knights of Columbus. The book is not about the Knights of Columbus. It is about a man who dedicated his life for others."
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