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The path of mercy : the life of Catherine McAuley / Mary C. Sullivan.
LIBRA BX4483.8 .S86 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sullivan, Mary C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McAuley, Catherine, 1778-1841.
- McAuley, Catherine.
- Sisters of Mercy.
- Nuns--Ireland--Biography.
- Nuns.
- Sisters of Mercy--History--19th century.
- History.
- Ireland.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 419 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : Catholic University of America Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- Mary C. Sullivan, R.S.M., is Professor Emerita of Language and Literature, and Dean Emerita of the College of Liberal Arts, at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She is the author of numerous works, including The Correspondence of Catherine McAuley, 1818-1841 (CUA Press) and Catherine McAuley and the Tradition of Mercy.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- James McGauley's daughter 1778-1809
- With the Callaghans at Coolock 1809-1822
- The bequest and its use 1823-1826
- New sorrows and responsibilities 1827-1829
- The house of mercy 1829-1830
- George's Hill at fifty-two 1830-1831
- The beginnings and cholera 1832
- Her "first-born" 1833
- Daily life at Baggot Street 1834
- Beliefs and motivations
- Short steps and great strides 1835
- The traveling begins 1836
- Suscipe 1837
- Resilience 1838
- Willie McAuley and his aunt December 1838
- Loss and friendship
- Joys and sorrows mingled 1839
- The rule goes to Rome early 1840
- "100 miles to meet this cross" 1840
- "The business of our lives" early 1841
- "Providential guidance" May-August 1841
- "'Tis come to a close" September-November 1841
- Epilogue
- Appendix : a note on sources.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813218731
- 081321873X
- 9781846823206
- 184682320X
- OCLC:
- 726597868
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