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Mary MacKillop unveiled / Lesley O'Brien.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Mulgrave, Vic : John Garratt, 2008.Description: 270 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 9781920721626 (pbk.)
  • 1920721622 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 271.97602 22
Summary: Aiming to make this compelling story of church politics and Christian service available to all Australians, Lesley O'Brien presents a moving account of the life and times of Mary MacKillop. She reveals the extraordinary story of the bold' women behind the veil, once outlawed by the church hierarchy and now held up by the same church as a model for others. Mary is indeed a model of courage and selflessness. Her egalitarian vision and penetrating social conscience have a special relevance for Australians of our own time.With the official recognition of Mary as Australia's first saint, attention turns to the question: Who was this woman?' If Australians are to have a saint, they want one of flesh-and-blood, one truly their own. Mary MacKillop, a woman of strength, humour and compassion, does not disappoint.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre Non Fiction 271.976 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not For Loan A00551946

Originally published: 1994.

"Australia's first saint"--Cover.

Aiming to make this compelling story of church politics and Christian service available to all Australians, Lesley O'Brien presents a moving account of the life and times of Mary MacKillop. She reveals the extraordinary story of the bold' women behind the veil, once outlawed by the church hierarchy and now held up by the same church as a model for others. Mary is indeed a model of courage and selflessness. Her egalitarian vision and penetrating social conscience have a special relevance for Australians of our own time.With the official recognition of Mary as Australia's first saint, attention turns to the question: Who was this woman?' If Australians are to have a saint, they want one of flesh-and-blood, one truly their own. Mary MacKillop, a woman of strength, humour and compassion, does not disappoint.

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