Wipf & Stock Publishers
A Little Good
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9781610978507
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9781610978507
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The arrival of three Sisters of St. Mary of Namur at the railroad station of Waco, Texas, on September 23, 1873, brought remarkable change to the state of education in the center and north of the state. Hoping ""to do a little good"" by living their faith and establishing Catholic schools, Mother Emilie, Sister Mary Angela, and Sister Stanislaus were somewhat appalled to learn that Waco boasted only twenty-five Catholic families, and among them were only six school-age children. But Protestants too appreciated the education that was offered. Other sisters came, and in less than forty years Waco, Corsicana, Ennis, Denison, Sherman, Wichita Falls, Fort Worth, and Dallas boasted flourishing Catholic establishments. Boarding schools offered girls in rural areas as well as towns an opportunity for education. Who were those sisters? Where did they come from, what did they find, and why did they stay? That story, sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic, always challenging, is the subject of this book.
| Author: Sister St John Begnaud |
| Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers |
| Publication Date: Jan 09, 2012 |
| Number of Pages: 192 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1610978501 |
| ISBN-13: 9781610978507 |
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