The Cardinal

Fülszöveg

The cardinal is the story of an
American priest who becomes,
in our times, a Prince of the Roman
Catholic Church. Born of working-
class parents in a suburb of Boston,
Stephen Fermoyle fulfills his priestly
destiny in day-to-day trials, discour-
agements, aspirations, and triumphs.
Virile and warm-hearted, this or-
dained servant of God encounters
soul-testing problems that he must
solve not only as a priest but as a
sorely tried human being.
On a canvas thronging with char-
acters brilliantly alive, the reader sees
Stephen Fermoyle carrying out his
tasks as parish priest, pastor of a
rural flock, and personal secretary to
a Cardinal. As the story unfolds, this
gifted prelate becomes a Monsignor
attached to the Vatican, a Bishop,
and finally a wearer of the Red Hat.
With Stephen Fermoyle the reader
enters the inner councils of the Ro-
man Catholic Church and gains a
new understanding of its complex
operations and world-wide scope.
Meanwhile, on almost... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The cardinal is the story of an
American priest who becomes,
in our times, a Prince of the Roman
Catholic Church. Born of working-
class parents in a suburb of Boston,
Stephen Fermoyle fulfills his priestly
destiny in day-to-day trials, discour-
agements, aspirations, and triumphs.
Virile and warm-hearted, this or-
dained servant of God encounters
soul-testing problems that he must
solve not only as a priest but as a
sorely tried human being.
On a canvas thronging with char-
acters brilliantly alive, the reader sees
Stephen Fermoyle carrying out his
tasks as parish priest, pastor of a
rural flock, and personal secretary to
a Cardinal. As the story unfolds, this
gifted prelate becomes a Monsignor
attached to the Vatican, a Bishop,
and finally a wearer of the Red Hat.
With Stephen Fermoyle the reader
enters the inner councils of the Ro-
man Catholic Church and gains a
new understanding of its complex
operations and world-wide scope.
Meanwhile, on almost every page,
The Cardinal discloses a fresh
aspect of Stephen Fermoyle's person-
al life. In episodes filled with poign-
ancy and laughter, in scenes charged
with human longing, pity and tender-
ness, Stephen emerges as son, broth-
er, friend — and man. Love, both
mortal and divine,claims him. Knowl-
edge of good and evil moves him to
compassionate understanding of his
fellow men. And an unconquerable
faith in God's wisdom and mercy
buoys him over the sunken ledges of
private failure and despair.
The Cardinal is a novel in praise
of life in its fullest and richest sense.
It is hard-boiled and it is sensitive. It
is lusty and it is ennobling. It is a
drama endowed with promises of
eternal meaning that rise above the
cynicism, fear, and doubt that beset
our earthly days. Vissza