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An American little flower : blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich / written and illustrated by GinaMarie Tennant.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: San Francisco : Ignatius Press, [2023]Copyright date: ©20023Description: 208 pages : illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781621645474
  • 1621645479
Other title:
  • Blessed Miriam Teresa Demjanovich
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
A new friend -- Fire! -- Shrimp and swallops -- The big event -- Battles far and near -- Teresa and Thérèse -- Saint Elizabeth College -- Treat and her many friends -- Almost there! Then where? -- Miss Demjanovich -- The decision -- Ghostwriter -- The end of the beginning.
Summary: "On October 4, 2014, the first beatification in the United States occurred. A young American religious, Sister Miriam Teresa, was declared a Blessed. Born Teresa Demjanovich to loving immigrant parents, Blessed Miriam Teresa grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey, in the early twentieth century. She witnessed events that changed the United States--such as the introduction of automobiles and motion pictures, the sabotaging of American industry during World War I, and the rise of the labor union movement. All the while, Teresa was discovering the unchanging reality of God's love. Like Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, Teresa learned that God wanted to be her friend and from an early age desired to become a Carmelite. Jesus longed to be with her, and she wanted to be with Him, whether she was studying, working, praying, or enjoying the company of friends. This was her secret to happiness, and to holiness"--Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Biography MIRIAM, T. T295 Available 33111011214414
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

On October 4, 2014, the first Beatification in the United States occurred. A young American religious, Sister Miriam Teresa, was declared a Blessed.

Born Teresa Demjanovich to loving immigrant parents, Blessed Miriam Teresa grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey, in the early twentieth century. She witnessed events that changed the United States--such as the introduction of automobiles and motion pictures, the sabotaging of American industry during World War I, and the rise of the labor union movement. All the while, Teresa was discovering the unchanging reality of God's love.

Like Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, Teresa learned that God wanted to be her friend and from an early age desired to become a Carmelite. Jesus longed to be with her, and she wanted to be with Him, whether she was studying, working, praying, or enjoying the company of friends. This was her secret to happiness, and to holiness.

A new friend -- Fire! -- Shrimp and swallops -- The big event -- Battles far and near -- Teresa and Thérèse -- Saint Elizabeth College -- Treat and her many friends -- Almost there! Then where? -- Miss Demjanovich -- The decision -- Ghostwriter -- The end of the beginning.

"On October 4, 2014, the first beatification in the United States occurred. A young American religious, Sister Miriam Teresa, was declared a Blessed. Born Teresa Demjanovich to loving immigrant parents, Blessed Miriam Teresa grew up in Bayonne, New Jersey, in the early twentieth century. She witnessed events that changed the United States--such as the introduction of automobiles and motion pictures, the sabotaging of American industry during World War I, and the rise of the labor union movement. All the while, Teresa was discovering the unchanging reality of God's love. Like Thérèse of Lisieux, the Little Flower, Teresa learned that God wanted to be her friend and from an early age desired to become a Carmelite. Jesus longed to be with her, and she wanted to be with Him, whether she was studying, working, praying, or enjoying the company of friends. This was her secret to happiness, and to holiness"--Back cover.

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