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Chicago : Loyola Press, c1997.
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xi, 153 p.; 21 cm
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LibraryThing member JosephCamilleri
Cardinal Joseph Bernardin completed this book just a few weeks before succumbing to cancer. It is a short but intimate account of the final two years of his life, years marked by emotional and physical suffering. The challenging road began with a false claim of sexual abuse (later recanted by the
This could easily have been a bitter book or, if not, one marked by bleakness and/or self-pity. True to its title, however, this short publication exudes a sense of peace, the peace of a man of faith and prayer who whilst appreciating the good things in life accepts approaching death with serenity.
For obvious reasons, the book will appeal primarily to Christians, Catholics in particular. However, it contains vital life lessons for anybody, not least the importance of dedicating quality time to our dearest ones, whether family or friends, while we are still in time to do it.
I read this in a Maltese translation prepared by Francesco Pio Attard.
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accuser), followed by a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer which would eventually lead to the Cardinal's death. This could easily have been a bitter book or, if not, one marked by bleakness and/or self-pity. True to its title, however, this short publication exudes a sense of peace, the peace of a man of faith and prayer who whilst appreciating the good things in life accepts approaching death with serenity.
For obvious reasons, the book will appeal primarily to Christians, Catholics in particular. However, it contains vital life lessons for anybody, not least the importance of dedicating quality time to our dearest ones, whether family or friends, while we are still in time to do it.
I read this in a Maltese translation prepared by Francesco Pio Attard.
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Original publication date
1997
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