Call to Mission: The Story of the Mission Sisters of Aotearoa New Zealand and Samoa Tapa dura - 2010

Auckland: David Ling Publishing. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. (2010). First Edition. Softcover. 1877378372 . No signature. Bookstore's price sticker on rear cover. ; 372 pages. Page dimensions: 240 x 162mm. Illustrated. "The first four Mission Sisters journeyed from France to Napier, New Zealand, in 1865. One hundred years later, there were more than three hundred sisters living and working in New Zealand and elsewhere. Sadly, national and diocesan church histories in New Zealand tend to overlook the important contribution that women, particularly Catholic Sisters, have made to the life of the Church. This book attempts to redress that situation by directing attention too the significant educational and pastoral ministries in which the Mission Sisters were involved before Vatican II, and the changes that the Vatican Council's decrees and teachings meant for their lives ministries. The last section explores the spirituality of the Sisters, the close relationship… Leer más

David Ling 2010 Paperback. Good. Heavy - extra postage may be required.