It is a fascinating story of dedication, of strenuous work which led to exhaustion, sickness, and even death. The book presents fascinating sketches of great men. . . . It talks about issues which are still with us today and which often still beg for an answer.
Ennio Mantovani, SVD Patricia Durcholz presents an excellent historical overview of the ... Read moreevents that preceded and then followed the establishment of the Comboni missionary presence in North America. . . . This book is highly commendable.
Missiology: An International Review
Durchholz's use of wealth of primary historical sources as well as personal interviews makes this a readable and compelling history. It is a valuable source of information for anyone interested in Catholic church history, missionary congregations and mission in general.
Dr. M. Karecki
Missionalia
a rare glimpse into the work of missionaies to America's often overlooked and mostly non-Catholic minorities: African-Americans, Appalachians, and Native Americans.
Mission Studies
The author of Defining Mission ... has provided a well-researched study of deep faith and courage, of generous men who came to this country to serve the poor and dispossessed and to seek vocations for their labor of love in Africa. They came in the spirit of their great founder, Father Comboni, whose work for the spiritual and temporal liberation of Africans had few equals. Despite numerous setbacks, they continue to work both in Chicago and Los Angeles among the "poorest and most abandoned," those whom their founder directed them to serve.
FR THOMAS BOKENKOTTER,, author of Church and Revolution and A Concise History of the Catholic Church It is a fascinating story of dedication, of strenuous work which led to exhaustion, sickness, and even death. The book presents fascinating sketches of great men. . . . It talks about issues which are still with us today and which often still beg for an answer.
Ennio Mantovani, SVD Patricia Durcholz presents an excellent historical overview of the events that preceded and then followed the establishment of the Comboni missionary presence in North America. . . . This book is highly commendable.
Missiology: An International Review
Durchholz's use of wealth of primary historical sources as well as personal interviews makes this a readable and compelling history. It is a valuable source of information for anyone interested in Catholic church history, missionary congregations and mission in general.
Dr. M. Karecki
Missionalia
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