Main Title: |
Father Bob : the larrikin priest / Sue Williams. |
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Author: |
Williams, Sue, 1959-
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Imprint: |
Melbourne, Vic. : Michael Joseph, 2013. |
Collation: |
xi, 347 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some colours), portraits, pbk, ; 23 cm. |
Summary: |
This is the life story of Father Bob Maguire - a rare behind-the-scenes look at the much-loved 'people's priest'. The enigmatic champion of the down-and-out was shaped by a lonely childhood in poor circumstances, an early priesthood that collided with the upheaval of Vatican 11 and working with the army during the Vietnam War. This is a lively portrait of the man behind the resilient social activist and popular media performer who refuses to be defeated by enforced retirement from the parish over which he presided for nearly forty years. |
Subject: |
Maguire, Bob. Catholic Church Clergy Biography South Melbourne (Vic.) (Bunurong Country)
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ISBN: |
9781921901317 (paperback) : |
Notes: |
"Michael Joseph an imprint of Penguin Books".
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