{"product_id":"frank-duff-a-life-story-9781441167477","title":"Frank Duff: A Life Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a new biography of the Founder of the Legion of Mary, one of the Catholic Church's most effective charitable agencies in the world today.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Legion of Mary, Duff built an organisation that depended on each member playing his or her part, rather than on any individual leader. Describing responsibility as 'the biggest tonic on earth', he believed in sharing responsibility, and warned against thinking that others cannot do things as well as we can ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Legion of Mary is an organisation of lay Catholics dedicated to every form of social service and Catholic action for the welfare of the Church and of society. Duff's vision of a lay movement was revolutionary in its time and as recounted in this book explains why he faced so much opposition from Church authorities, especially in Ireland. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Duff, who is on the path towards canonisation, exemplified the Catholic tradition of charitable work at its best - that you do not preach by lecturing but by works of mercy, compassion and unselfish altruism. This is an inspiring tale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Finola Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Burns \u0026amp; Oates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441167477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2011 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinola Kennedy\u003c\/b\u003e has been a Lecturer at University College Dublin and at the Institute of Public Administration, Ireland. She has served on a number of Boards, including the Housing Finance Agency (chairman), ACCBank and the Railway Procurement Agency. She was a member of the Review Group on the Constitution and the Commission on the Status of Women. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe is the author of the pioneering study, \u003ci\u003eCottage to Crèche: Family Change in Ireland\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). She has contributed frequently to newspapers such as the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSunday Business Post\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Burns \u0026 Oates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44715531272307,"sku":"9781441167477","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a0b612b5-e7ba-47bd-b345-b35f719b926d.jpg?v=1775844410","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/frank-duff-a-life-story-9781441167477","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}