The path of mercy : the life of Catherine McAuley / Mary C. Sullivan.

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