Fr. McGivney Biography Now Available

Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism (William Morrow, $24.95 US) The authors have done a marvelous job of bringing the world of Father McGivney to light and thereby bringing him to life. From the beginning of their project they have consulted the Knights of Columbus Archives and consulted the research done for Father McGivney’s canonization process to insure that their portrayal of him is authentic. They have supplied a fascinating setting for the life of this ordinary parish priest who lived his life in a most extraordinary way. Written in a careful yet readable style, this book brings to life the relationships that influenced Father McGivney and that shaped his vision of the priesthood and family life. Facts such as Patrick McGivney’s resistance to young Michael’s vocation to the priesthood, Michael’s academic and athletic success, and his desire to become a Jesuit help to form a more complete picture of the Servant of God as a young man and a seminarian. The authors recount the story of Father McGivney through the examples of the many relationships in his life. His family, his friends, most of all those who called him “Father,” those who knew him as a priest, Father McGivney is the subject of a major new biography called Parish Priest: form the backdrop for their account of a man with the unusual ability to touch the hearts of many of those around him. A copy will soon be available in our new library.