The Venerable Fr. McGivney Biography Now Available
On March 15, 2008, Pope Benedict XVI approved a decree recognizing the heroic
virtue of Fr. McGivney. The pope's declaration significantly advanced the
process toward sainthood. The declaration allows Catholics to refer to McGivney
with the title "Venerable Servant of God".
The Venerable
Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism (William Morrow, $24.95 US) The
authors have done a marvelous job of bringing the world of The Venerable 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 The Venerable 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 The Venerable 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 The
Venerable 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, The Venerable 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.
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