Gracias Perú: A Missionary's Memoir

by Tom Shea

Book Overview

Tom Shea was ordained a Catholic priest in the Congregation of Holy Cross (C.S.C.) in 1967, and volunteered to assist the Church in Peru where there was a shortage of priests. In the letter and spirit of Vatican II, he endeavored to empower the laity to be a thriving Church in the absence of priests. Associated with a founder of Liberation Theology, which holds that the Church not only has an obligation to charity, but also the duty to work socially...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692080155
• ISBN13: 9780692080153
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: BIOS Books
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"