Father Flanagan's Life and Legacy
In his quintessential biography of Father Edward J. Flanagan, author Father Clifford Stevens paints an insightful, inspirational and enlightening portrait of the man who founded Boys Town and led a cultural revolution that forever changed ...
A biography of the priest who devoted his life to caring for homeless boys.
A young boy walks into a hotel to meet a great man and it changes his life forever.
With help from prominent Irish and Irish American voices like historian and bestselling author Tim Pat Coogan and the New York Times’s Maureen Dowd, A New Ireland tells the story of a modern revolution against all odds.
In the words of Flanagan and others, this book recounts his defense of the disadvantaged in many settings - children from abusive or neglectful homes, African-Americans excluded from full rights of citizenship, young boys and girls ...
This guidebook provides a handy reference for youth to the eight most important social skills and their behavioural steps.
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, from its humble beginnings in December 1917 to its role as a leading national force in yourth care by the end of the century.
A century after Boys Towns' founding, this first-of-its-kind book for children channels the defining principles of Father Flanagan, encouraging children to reflect on their blessings and challenging them to find their purpose as they lead ...
Whether interpreted as controversial social commentary or simply a great read, this poignant tale of childhood tragedy will leave readers questioning their perceptions of history.
Or at least the pervert becomes a sensitive , self - contained , but rather readerly text ; as Foucault sees it in the first volume of The History of Sexuality , his sexuality is " written immodestly on his face and body because it was ...