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My heart's best wishes for you : a biography of Archbishop John Walsh / John P. Comiskey.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religionPublication details: Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2012 2012)Description: 1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages, [14] pages de plates) : illustrations, digital fileContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773587250
  • 077358725X
  • 077354013X
  • 9780773540132
  • 9781283583862
  • 1283583860
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 282.092 23
  • 922.271326 23
LOC classification:
  • BX4705.W294 C64 2012eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
From Mooncoin to Toronto -- Consecration and Conflict -- Altars and Prie-Dieus -- Pulpits and Platforms -- Diocese and Dominion -- Archbishop -- Afterword.
Summary: Plucked from obscurity and handed a destiny - this was the life of John Walsh (1830-1898), an Irish immigrant to Toronto who became the true founder of the diocese of London, Ontario. As he repaired the damage done by his predecessor, Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault, Walsh used his persuasive powers and talent for teaching to ensure that the diocese would prosper. Biographer John Comiskey illustrates Walsh's struggle to build up his diocese while promoting Catholics for positions of influence in society. Walsh's life unfolded in nineteenth-century Ontario, a period filled with hopes for growth and prosperity, but also saddled with deeply rooted anti-Catholic sentiments. At the same time, English-speaking Catholics were establishing themselves within the Church in Canada as distinct from their French-speaking counterparts. Walsh encouraged new forms of cooperation, a type of ecumenism between Catholics and Protestants, and a growing respect for English Catholics as rightful leaders in society. Walsh also developed new approaches to collegiality among bishops and fostered collaborations between the clergy and laity, and became a beloved figure to both parishioners and the epoch's major figures - including Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. My Heart's Best Wishes for You makes a significant contribution to the history of the Church in the nineteenth century and the growing acceptance of Catholics in English Canada.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)499894

Includes bibliographical references ([255]-259 pages) and index.

From Mooncoin to Toronto -- Consecration and Conflict -- Altars and Prie-Dieus -- Pulpits and Platforms -- Diocese and Dominion -- Archbishop -- Afterword.

English.

Plucked from obscurity and handed a destiny - this was the life of John Walsh (1830-1898), an Irish immigrant to Toronto who became the true founder of the diocese of London, Ontario. As he repaired the damage done by his predecessor, Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault, Walsh used his persuasive powers and talent for teaching to ensure that the diocese would prosper. Biographer John Comiskey illustrates Walsh's struggle to build up his diocese while promoting Catholics for positions of influence in society. Walsh's life unfolded in nineteenth-century Ontario, a period filled with hopes for growth and prosperity, but also saddled with deeply rooted anti-Catholic sentiments. At the same time, English-speaking Catholics were establishing themselves within the Church in Canada as distinct from their French-speaking counterparts. Walsh encouraged new forms of cooperation, a type of ecumenism between Catholics and Protestants, and a growing respect for English Catholics as rightful leaders in society. Walsh also developed new approaches to collegiality among bishops and fostered collaborations between the clergy and laity, and became a beloved figure to both parishioners and the epoch's major figures - including Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. My Heart's Best Wishes for You makes a significant contribution to the history of the Church in the nineteenth century and the growing acceptance of Catholics in English Canada.