{"product_id":"parish-priest-father-michael-mcgivney-and-american-catholicism-9780060776855","title":"Parish Priest: Father Michael McGivney and American Catholicism","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first commercial, in-depth biography of the American-born Roman Catholic priest who may well be declared a saint. . . . “Delightful. . . . No magisterial biography emanating a suffocating aura of pomp and self-importance, this book is as low-key and as uplifting as Father Michael McGivney himself.”--Calgary Herald\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today's Church and society.”--Pope John Paul II \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a time of discrimination and poverty for Catholics across America, Father Michael McGivney (1852-1890), began a legacy of hope that continues to this day. Called to action in 1882 by his sympathy for these suffering people, this dynamic yet tenderhearted man--the son of Irish immigrants-- founded the Knights of Columbus, an organization that has saved countless families from destitution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e At heart, Father McGivney was the model of an American parish priest: Beloved by children, trusted by adults, and regarded as a “positive saint” by the elderly in his New Haven, CT, parish--a truly holy man whose life and works are still celebrated today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFenster, Julie M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJulie M. Fenster is an award-winning author and historian, specializing in the American story. In 2006 her book \u003cem\u003eParish Priest\u003c\/em\u003e, written with coauthor Douglas Brinkley, was a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller for seven weeks. She also wrote \u003cem\u003eEther Day: The Strange Tale of America's Greatest Medical Discovery and the Haunted Men Who Made It\u003c\/em\u003e, which won the prestigious Anesthesia Foundation Award for Best Book. Fenster is the author of six other books, including \u003cem\u003eRace of the Century: The Heroic True Story of the 1908 New York to Paris Auto Race\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Case of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Adultery, Murder, and the Making of a Great President\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrinkley, Douglas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDouglas Brinkley is the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History at Rice University, a CNN Presidential Historian, and a contributing editor at \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e. In the world of public history, he serves on boards, at museums, at colleges, and for historical societies. The \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e dubbed him \"America's New Past Master.\" The New-York Historical Society has chosen Brinkley as its official U.S. Presidential Historian. His recent book \u003cem\u003eCronkite\u003c\/em\u003e won the Sperber Prize, while \u003cem\u003eThe Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast \u003c\/em\u003ereceived the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He was awarded a Grammy for \u003cem\u003ePresidential Suite\u003c\/em\u003e and is the recipient of seven honorary doctorates in American studies. His two-volume, annotated \u003cem\u003eNixon Tapes\u003c\/em\u003e recently won the Arthur S. Link-Warren F. Kuehl Prize. He is a member of the Century Association, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the James Madison Council of the Library of Congress. He lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife and three children. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ewww.douglasbrinkley.com\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50614118351122,"sku":"9780060776855","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c1ac416-d19b-46b5-9322-eb46d456dd1d.jpg?v=1732429019","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/parish-priest-father-michael-mcgivney-and-american-catholicism-9780060776855","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}