Begin Again: The Life and Spiritual Legacy of Bruno Lanteri

ISBN: 0824525795

Author: Timothy M. Gallagher

Condition: new

Bestselling author Timothy M. Gallagher, OMV, assembles a remarkable biography of Father Bruno Lanteri, who while living within a context of exciting historical significance-with the French Revolution, the rise and fall of Napoleon, and the Bourbon Restoration reshaping France all around him-overcame great odds to become the foremost spiritual leader of the age, ultimately founding the Oblates of the Virgin Mary. Drawn from Lanteris own journals, letters, and correspondence, Gallagher offers a detailed spiritual portrait of a man once limited by his own impatience and lack of charity, who evolved into a man of fierce spiritual courage, religious reformer, defender of the Pope against Napoleons command, and a symbol of perseverance who coined the term begin again-the official motto of the Oblates. Complemented by a timeline of historical events, photographs, and maps, Gallaghers richly researched volume brings to light the ministry and legacy of a remarkable leader as never before.