Father Roderick J. MacNeil
The fascinating, fruitful life of a missionary who expended himself for many long years in the Philippines and the Dominican Republic. As a result of Vatican II and the disastrous changes that have swept the Church, he underwent a real interior martyrdom. Toward the end of his life, hope was reborn in him when he became acquainted with the Work of the Magnificat: "It was prophesied that the Church would die and rise again. I have witnessed its death; and in your Work, I see the dawn of its resurrection."
(1929-1994) The fascinating, fruitful life of a missionary who expended himself for many long years in the Philippines and the Dominican Republic. As a result of Vatican II and the disastrous changes that have swept the Church, he underwent a real interior martyrdom. Toward the end of his life, hope was reborn in him when he became acquainted with the Work of the Magnificat: "It was prophesied that the Church would die and rise again. I have witnessed its death; and in your Work, I see the dawn of its resurrection." 190 pages, many illustrations.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Good seed in good ground .....Page 9Ripening on the vine .....29First fruits .....41The fields are ripe for the harvest .....71An enemy has done this .....99What did you go out to the desert to see? .....121A good tree cannot bear bad fruit .....147Seek and you shall find .....159And now thou dost dismiss Thy servant, O Lord, according to Thy word, in peace .....169Epilogue .....1790Annex .....181- Last will and testament .....182- Father MacNeil's Reply .....184- Thoughts on Courage, Prayer and Faith .....185- Father Rod (Poem by Jessie O'Keefe) .....186- Bibliography .....189Specific References
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- 978-2-7623-1836-4