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The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family

African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize

By: Edward T. Brett

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The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family

African American Missionaries to the Garifuna of Belize

By: Edward T. Brett

The Sisters of the Holy Family, founded in New Orleans in 1842, were the first African American Catholics to serve as missionaries. This story of their little-known missionary efforts in Belize from 1898 to 2008 builds upon their already distinguished work, through the Archdiocese of New Orleans, of teaching slaves and free people of color, caring for orphans and the elderly, and tending to the poor and needy. Utilizing previously unpublished archival documents along with extensive personal correspondence and interviews, Edward T. Brett has produced a fascinating account of the 110-year mission of the Sisters of the Holy Family to the Garifuna people of Belize. Brett discusses the foundation and growth of the struggling order in New Orleans up to the sisters' decision in 1898 to accept a teaching commitment in the Stann Creek District of what was then British Honduras. The early history of the British Honduras mission concentrates especially on Mother Austin Jones, the superior responsible for expanding the order's work into the mission field. In examining the Belizean mission from the eve of the Second Vatican Council through the post–Vatican II years, Brett sensitively chronicles the sisters' efforts to conform to the spirit of the council and describes the creative innovations that the Holy Family community introduced into the Belizean educational system. In the final chapter he looks at the congregation's efforts to sustain its missionary work in the face of the shortage of new religious vocations. Brett’s study is more than just a chronicle of the Holy Family Sisters' accomplishments in Belize. He treats the issues of racism and gender discrimination that the African American congregation encountered both within the church and in society, demonstrating how the sisters survived and even thrived by learning how to skillfully negotiate with the white, dominant power structure.

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University of Notre Dame Pess

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0268075883

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9780268075880

Martyrs of Hope

Seven U.S. Missioners in Central America

By: Brett, Donna Whitson ,Brett, Edward T.

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Martyrs of Hope

Seven U.S. Missioners in Central America

By: Brett, Donna Whitson ,Brett, Edward T.

Here is the riveting and troubling story of seven U.S. martyrs in Central America who laid down their lives for their neighbors: Father Stanley Rother, Brother James Miller, Sisters Maura Clarke, Ita Ford, Dorothy Kazel, and Carla Piette, and lay-missioner Jean Donovan.

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469

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Orbis Books

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1608337596

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9781608337590

Humbert of Romans

His Life and Views of Thirteenth-century Society

By: Edward Tracy Brett

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Humbert of Romans

His Life and Views of Thirteenth-century Society

By: Edward Tracy Brett

This study examines the career and writings of Humbert of Romans, the fifth master general of the Friars Preachers (Dominicans) and superior of Albertus Magnus and Thomas Aquinas."--Back cover

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240

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0888440677

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9780888440679

The Human Pain System

Experimental and Clinical Perspectives

By: Frederick A. Lenz,Kenneth L. Casey,Edward G. Jones,William D. Willis

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The Human Pain System

Experimental and Clinical Perspectives

By: Frederick A. Lenz,Kenneth L. Casey,Edward G. Jones,William D. Willis

Pain is a subject of significant scientific and clinical interest. This has resulted both from realistic rodent models, and the publication of imaging, psychological and pharmacological studies in humans. Investigators studying rodents refer to anatomical and physiological studies in non-human primates to make their results relevant to humans. Psychophysical and pharmacological studies in humans are interpreted in terms of anatomical and physiological studies in animals; primarily evidence from rodents and cats. There are significant differences in pain mechanisms between these species and primates. Over 20 years of imaging studies have demonstrated the activation of human cortical and subcortical structures in response to painful stimuli. Interpretation of these results relies upon an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of these structures in primates. Jones, Lenz, Casey and Willis review the anatomy and physiology of nociception in monkeys and humans, and provide a firm basis for interpreting studies in humans.

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649

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Cambridge University Press

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1139481800

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9781139481809

How Latin America Saved the Soul of the Catholic Church

By: Edward L. Cleary

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How Latin America Saved the Soul of the Catholic Church

By: Edward L. Cleary

Tells the remarkable story of the transformation of the Latin American church on every level, from professional theologians to the individual in the remotest Latin American village.

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Paulist Press

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158768148X

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Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1785, to July 2, 1789. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

Vol. IV

By: William Pitt Palmer,Sherwin McRae,Raleigh Edward Colston,Henry W. Flournoy

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Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1785, to July 2, 1789. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

Vol. IV

By: William Pitt Palmer,Sherwin McRae,Raleigh Edward Colston,Henry W. Flournoy

Reprint of the original, first published in 1884.

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3385371953

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Book's by Edward T. Brett

The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family

The New Orleans Sisters of the Holy Family

Martyrs of Hope

Martyrs of Hope

Humbert of Romans

Humbert of Romans

The Human Pain System

The Human Pain System

How Latin America Saved the Soul of the Catholic Church

How Latin America Saved the Soul of the Catholic Church

Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1785, to July 2, 1789. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

Calendar of Virginia State Papers and Other Manuscripts. From January 1, 1785, to July 2, 1789. Preserved in the Capitol at Richmond

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