My heart's best wishes for you : a biography of Archbishop John Walsh /
Comiskey, John P., 1956-
My heart's best wishes for you : a biography of Archbishop John Walsh / John P. Comiskey. - Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2012 - 1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages, [14] pages de plates) : illustrations, digital file. - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion ; v. 2.58 . - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. .
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.
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.
English.
9780773587250 077358725X 077354013X 9780773540132 9781283583862 1283583860
10.1515/9780773587250 doi
22573/cttqcc0w JSTOR E4D48DF9-F00F-4F9C-B6D6-147686F4C7F4 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2011294783
Walsh, John, 1830-1898.
Walsh, John, 1830-1898
Catholic Church--Bishops--Ontario--London--Biography.
Catholic Church--Bishops--Ontario--Toronto--Biography.
Catholic Church--History--Canada--19th century.
Catholic Church--Bishops--Biography.
Catholic Church--History--19th century.
Église catholique--Évêques--Biographies.
Église catholique--Histoire--19e siècle.
Catholic Church
1800-1899
Bishops--Canada--Biography.
Évêques--Canada--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Religious.
RELIGION--Christianity--Catholic.
Bishops
Canada
Ontario--London
Ontario--Toronto
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
BX4705.W294 / C64 2012eb
282.092 922.271326
My heart's best wishes for you : a biography of Archbishop John Walsh / John P. Comiskey. - Montréal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2012 - 1 online resource (xviii, 264 pages, [14] pages de plates) : illustrations, digital file. - McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion ; v. 2.58 . - McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. .
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.
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.
English.
9780773587250 077358725X 077354013X 9780773540132 9781283583862 1283583860
10.1515/9780773587250 doi
22573/cttqcc0w JSTOR E4D48DF9-F00F-4F9C-B6D6-147686F4C7F4 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
2011294783
Walsh, John, 1830-1898.
Walsh, John, 1830-1898
Catholic Church--Bishops--Ontario--London--Biography.
Catholic Church--Bishops--Ontario--Toronto--Biography.
Catholic Church--History--Canada--19th century.
Catholic Church--Bishops--Biography.
Catholic Church--History--19th century.
Église catholique--Évêques--Biographies.
Église catholique--Histoire--19e siècle.
Catholic Church
1800-1899
Bishops--Canada--Biography.
Évêques--Canada--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Religious.
RELIGION--Christianity--Catholic.
Bishops
Canada
Ontario--London
Ontario--Toronto
Electronic books.
Biographies
History
BX4705.W294 / C64 2012eb
282.092 922.271326