Too Small a World

The Life of Mother Frances Cabrini

De: Theodore Maynard

Narrado por: Scott Russell

"The world is too small," Saint Frances Cabrini (1850–1917) once declared. "I would like to embrace it all, to reach every corner." This compelling, authoritative biography chronicles the astounding life of a petite Italian-born religious sister who, with the heart of a missionary, conquered all odds to become the first American citizen canonized a saint.

Theodore Maynard traces Cabrini's journey from her humble beginnings in northern Italy to her pioneering mission across the United States serving the poor and the sick on a massive scale. Between her work with immigrants (in New York, Denver, Chicago, Seattle, New Orleans, and beyond), her building of schools, orphanages, and hospitals, and her founding of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Mother Cabrini's entrepreneurial work would change the course of American history, marking it with Christ's mercy.

Maynard draws his material directly from the official files for Cabrini's canonization, from her letters, and from interviews with Missionary Sisters who were close to her. What emerges from this complex portrait is a woman of boundless compassion, courage, and energy, whose legacy continues to inspire people around the world today.

"If anybody could effect the impossible," writes Theodore Maynard, "it was this Italian nun."

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Excellent!!

A beautiful story which reminds us that saints are human, too. The narrator is excellent. I hope that you enjoy this book as much as I did.

Mother Cabrini’s faith and trust on God

This book shows the faith, strength, determination , and courage of Mother Cabrini as it has never been shown before.
She was an intrepid crusader for providing physical and spiritual help to the poor and disenfranchised Italian immigrants throughout the Americas in the early twentieth century.
The virtues and qualities displayed by Mother Cabrini can be applied to the immigrant and refugee situations of our time.
This book is an excellent read.

Dry hagiography

Fine overview of the life of an amazing saint. But other than the Epilogue about her attributed miracles, we don’t hear from the people she helped at all.