The nun of Kenmare: an autobiography

The nun of Kenmare: an autobiography

Author: Cusack, Mary Francis, 1829-1899

Year: 1889

CONTENTS CHAPTER I. WHY THIS BOOK WAS WRITTEN. The Immediate Cause of my Giving up the Work which the Holy Father Authorized me to do — Constant and Irritating Interference on the Part of Archbishop Corrigan — I am Required to Apologize for what I did not do, and when my Apology is Offered, it is not Accepted 10 CHAPTER II. MY RECEPTION INTO THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH. First Leanings towards Catholicism — Acquaintance with Dr. Pusey — Entering the Anglican Sisterhood — Miss Langston — The Crimean War — Confirmation by Cardinal Wiseman — He Requests me to Devote my Life to Literature — Rev. Father Whitty, Miss Whitty, and the Sisters of Mercy — The Sisters' Call — Opposition of the Archbishop 11 CHAPTER III. LIFE AT NEWRY. Desire to Work for the Poor — Cardinal Newman's Apologia — The Bishop and Cardinal Antonelli — The French Governess — Journey to Newry — Miss O'Hagan — Her Character and History — Entrance to the Convent — Life at Newry — Taking the Habit — My Health — History of the Poor Clares — Trials of Religious Houses — Estrangement from Relatives — Literary Work — Trouble over my Publications — A Jealous Priest and a Dedication — My Book "Pirated" by a New York Priest — Buil