A Little Good: The Sisters of St. Mary in Texas - Couverture souple

Begnaud, St. John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1610978501 ISBN 13 : 9781610978507

Editeur : Wipf and Stock, 2012

Synopsis

Book by Begnaud John

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The arrival of three Sisters of St. Mary of Namur at the railroad station of Waco, Texas, on September 23, 1873, brought remarkable change to the state of education in the center and north of the state. Hoping "to do a little good" by living their faith and establishing Catholic schools, Mother Emilie, Sister Mary Angela, and Sister Stanislaus were somewhat appalled to learn that Waco boasted only twenty-five Catholic families, and among them were only six school-age children. But Protestants too appreciated the education that was offered. Other sisters came, and in less than forty years Waco, Corsicana, Ennis, Denison, Sherman, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, and Dallas boasted flourishing Catholic establishments. Boarding schools offered girls in rural areas as well as towns an opportunity for education. Who were those sisters? Where did they come from, what did they find, and why did they stay? That story, sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always challenging, is the subject of this book.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Sister St. John Begnaud, SSMN, was brought up in the Waco school, and has been a Sister of St. Mary for sixty-nine years. She has served in the Congregation's Motherhouse in Belgium as well as in schools established by the sisters in Texas, California, Congo, Rwanda, and Cameroon.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wipf and Stock
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1610978501
• ISBN 13: 9781610978507
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192