THE SUFFERINGS, ASSASSINATIONS, AND MARTYRDOM OF THE MISSIONARY CHURCH IN OLANCHO, HONDURAS (1963-1982): The History of a Church That Lived Its Commitment to the Poor
| Author: | Garcia, Mary | |
| Year: | 2011 | |
| Pages: | 368 | |
| ISBN: | 0-7734-3952-8 978-0-7734-3952-8 | |
| Price: | $239.95 + shipping | |
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This text is an English translation of Sister Mary Garcia’s personal experience in Honduras. While describing the conflict between Church-backed agrarian reformers and land owners in Honduras during the late 1960s and 1970s, the book details how Sister Mary interacted with the campesinos, how she defended their interests, and how she transformed the Honduran Catholic Church’s image into a defender of the poor. The book further provides her account of the massacres at La Talanquera in 1972 and Los Horcones in 1975.
Reviews
“We are thankful to Sister Mary García for the immense task which she accomplished upon writing the History of the Church of Olancho.” – Father Michel Piton
“This book is a living testimony to the unswerving gospel commitment to further the mission of the church at that significant moment in history.” – Sister Marietta Hanus, OSF
“[The text] permits us to enter the real world of troubled Latin America.” – Most Rev. Maurus Muldoon, O.F.M., D.D.
“This book is a living testimony to the unswerving gospel commitment to further the mission of the church at that significant moment in history.” – Sister Marietta Hanus, OSF
“[The text] permits us to enter the real world of troubled Latin America.” – Most Rev. Maurus Muldoon, O.F.M., D.D.
Table of Contents
Translator’s Note
List of Abbreviations
Area Maps
List of Color Plates
Prologue by Michel Piton
Dedication and acknowledgment of the Spanish Edition
Chapter I Arrival of the first missionaries
Chapter II Profile of a true servant and leader
Chapter III The new prelate welcomed to the Free Republic of Olancho
Chapter IV The call of Medellin
Chapter V A committed and well-organized church
Chapter VI Olancho’s Calvary
Chapter VII The whole Honduran church in prayer
Chapter VIII Bishop Nicolás cannot return to his Diocese
Chapter IX The church of Olancho in exile
Chapter X The return of the Olancho church personnel
Chapter XI The Olancho team continues to be faithful
Chapter XII My renewal and the renewal of the church
Personal testimony of Bishop Nicolás D’Antonio
Final Reflection
Bibliography
Index
List of Abbreviations
Area Maps
List of Color Plates
Prologue by Michel Piton
Dedication and acknowledgment of the Spanish Edition
Chapter I Arrival of the first missionaries
Chapter II Profile of a true servant and leader
Chapter III The new prelate welcomed to the Free Republic of Olancho
Chapter IV The call of Medellin
Chapter V A committed and well-organized church
Chapter VI Olancho’s Calvary
Chapter VII The whole Honduran church in prayer
Chapter VIII Bishop Nicolás cannot return to his Diocese
Chapter IX The church of Olancho in exile
Chapter X The return of the Olancho church personnel
Chapter XI The Olancho team continues to be faithful
Chapter XII My renewal and the renewal of the church
Personal testimony of Bishop Nicolás D’Antonio
Final Reflection
Bibliography
Index