MINDANAO ·MISSION Archbishop Patrick Cronin's Forty Years in the Philippines
EDWARD FISCHER + + +
A Crossroad Book I The Seabury Press I New York
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1978 I The Seabury Press 815 Second Avenue I New York, N.Y. 10017 Copyright ÂŽ 1978 by The Seabury Press, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written permission of The Seabury Press. Printed in the United States 0/ America Library
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Fischer, Edward. Mindanao mission "A Crossroad book" \. Cronin, Patrick, 1913- 2. Catholic ChurchBishops-Biography. 3. Bishops-Philippine IslandsBiography 1. Title. BX4705.C7834F57 266'.009599'7 78-12802 ISBN 0-8164--0412- 7
Contents 1
Murder in Mindanao
1
2
School Days in Ireland
4
3
Strange Stirrings in the Land
8
4
Appointment to the Philippines
13
5
Language and Horses
17
6
The Pastor of Bonifacio
21
7
Everywhere Fiestas
25
8
Customs Galore
30
9
War's Horror
37
10
Guerrillas Get a Leader
41
11
Contact with Australia
45
12
Close Calls
51
13
Martyrs in Manila
54
14
Appointment to Zamboanga
57
15
Life Speeds Up
61
16
Realizing a Need
66
17
Thanks to the Laymen
70
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MIS S ION
18
Life of the Mind
76
19
N utribuns and Bananas
82
20
Medics on the Move
89
21
Body and Soul
95
22
Head of the Wise Crows
100
23
From Where Does the Money Come?
108
24
Violence of Men
116
25
Violence of Nature
123
26
Unrest in the Philippines
129
27
Martial Law
136
28
Changing Ways
141
29
Christian Kibbutz
145
30
Patience with the People
151
31
Patience with the Situation
156
32
Patience with Yourself
159
33
The Council and After
162
34
A Walk in the Evening
168
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