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Blessed Brother Albert Chmielowski Fool of Love for the poor

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Heroic life of a man who subjected himself to extreme poverty in order to assist the neediest members of society. A seemingly negative event gave him the grace to understand that he must become a derelict to save the derelicts. He founded a thriving religious community whose dominant tendency was a solid blend of popular Franciscan and mystical Carmelite spirituality.

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(1845-1916) Heroic life of a man who subjected himself to extreme poverty in order to assist the neediest members of society. A seemingly negative event gave him the grace to understand that he must become a derelict to save the derelicts. He founded a thriving religious community whose dominant tendency was a solid blend of popular Franciscan and mystical Carmelite spirituality. 176 pages, illustrations.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction .....Page 10
An Unexpected Blow .....17
Amputation .....21
The Academy of Fine Arts .....30
Crisis of Soul .....41
The Franciscan Ideal .....50
The Face of the Outraged Christ .....52
The Plan of God .....62
Social Ideal .....72
Brother Albert Moves in With the Poor .....79
The Asylum Renewed .....85
The First Brothers .....92
Brother Albert Takes Charge of the Women's Asylum .....99
Th Devil is Unleashed .....103
Discovery of a Priceless Treasure .....118
The Divine Provider .....125
Primacy of the Heart-to-Heart with God .....133
Sister Bernardyna .....139
Brother Albert's "Spiritual Heir" .....146
Painful Foundations .....157
Down to the Last Drop .....165
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978-2-7623-1712-1