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Somehow saints : more travels in search of the saintly / Mary Lea Carroll; illustrations by Joe Rohde.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Altadena, California : Prospect Park Books, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 183 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781945551895
  • 1945551895
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction: Light the lamps! -- Off-roading in America : St. Katharine Drexel -- Light footsteps in the forest : St. Kateri Tekakwitha -- A mystic in the classroom : St. Marie of the Incarnation -- Over the river and through the woods : Good St. Anne -- One disabled woman's power : Blessed Mary Virginia Merrick -- Making good on a promise -- Saintly hairdresser to high society : Venerable Pierre Toussaint -- Drying her cloak on a sunbeam : St. Brigid of Kildare -- They called me lucky : St. Josephine Bakhita.
Summary: "The author of Saint Everywhere is answering the call from fans for more reports from her quest to learn from some quietly extraordinary women-and a man or two-who have changed the world. Mary Lea Carroll travels to shrines and hometowns to learn about such amazing people as Saint Marie of Quebec, who founded the first girls' school in the New World; philanthropist-turned-saint Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia; Saint Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland; Sudanese native Saint Josephine Bakhita, who ended up living in Venice, Italy; and Pierre Touissant, the 19th-century slave-turned-hairdresser in New York City who is in the process of being canonized. In between her travels, Mary Lea connects with everyday heroes she encounters in her daily life, all inspiring her to continue her journey to be a better citizen of the world"-- Provided by publisher.
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The author of Saint Everywhere is answering the call from fans for more reports from her quest to learn from some quietly extraordinary women--and a man or two--who have changed the world. Mary Lea Carroll travels to shrines and hometowns to learn about such amazing people as Saint Marie of Quebec, who founded the first girls' school in the New World; philanthropist-turned-saint Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia; Saint Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland; Sudanese native Saint Josephine Bakhita, who ended up living in Venice, Italy; and Pierre Touissant, the 19th-century slave-turned-hairdresser in New York City who is in the process of being canonized. In between her travels, Mary Lea connects with everyday heroes she encounters in her daily life, all inspiring her to continue her own journey to be a better citizen of the world.

Introduction: Light the lamps! -- Off-roading in America : St. Katharine Drexel -- Light footsteps in the forest : St. Kateri Tekakwitha -- A mystic in the classroom : St. Marie of the Incarnation -- Over the river and through the woods : Good St. Anne -- One disabled woman's power : Blessed Mary Virginia Merrick -- Making good on a promise -- Saintly hairdresser to high society : Venerable Pierre Toussaint -- Drying her cloak on a sunbeam : St. Brigid of Kildare -- They called me lucky : St. Josephine Bakhita.

"The author of Saint Everywhere is answering the call from fans for more reports from her quest to learn from some quietly extraordinary women-and a man or two-who have changed the world. Mary Lea Carroll travels to shrines and hometowns to learn about such amazing people as Saint Marie of Quebec, who founded the first girls' school in the New World; philanthropist-turned-saint Katherine Drexel of Philadelphia; Saint Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland; Sudanese native Saint Josephine Bakhita, who ended up living in Venice, Italy; and Pierre Touissant, the 19th-century slave-turned-hairdresser in New York City who is in the process of being canonized. In between her travels, Mary Lea connects with everyday heroes she encounters in her daily life, all inspiring her to continue her journey to be a better citizen of the world"-- Provided by publisher.

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