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2.
The White Fathers & their Missions by Fr
Joseph Bouniol
2. Transcribed on
to CD and arranged by Robbie Dempsey
Robbie has done an oustanding job for us all here by reproducing
this substantial history by Fr Bouniol.
The disk contains a reproduction of the entire book nearly 400pages of
text, photographs and illustrationswhich was originally published in 1929
by Sands & Co (Covent Garden).
The scope of the book is very comprehensive:
Part 1
The Foundation and early history of the Society
Part 2 A
Description of the White Fathers' Society
Part 3 The Principal features of the
missionary work of
Part 3 the
White Fathers' Society
Part 4 The White Fathers' Missions
Part 5 The
Society in Europe and America
Included on the disk is a small piece of 'page turning'
software which makes for perfectly convenient and comfortable viewing of the
pages.
In reviewing Robbie's work, Michael Gallagher
says: "The CD is excellent . . . interesting stuff which I am sure
would interest the Pelicans . . .Those early WFs had a faith and dedication
that certainly gives cause for admiration."?/i>
Robbie will give you a free copy if you want onethough he would like to
use it to raise funds for Africa.
He's done an excellent job for us. Why not make him
an offer which he can't refuse ? Just
send a ONE LINE EMAIL requesting the CD, along with your postal address,
to: rdempsey@tcd.ie
Robbie writes: "I would like the benefactor of this CD to be a certain Pere Valentijn,
Diocese de Kasongo East Congo (DRC)
Fr. Valentijn de Belie (a Belgian WF) had to flee the anti-government rebels in the Congo
in 1998 and broke his leg in flight. He stayed in London for a while but has since gone
back to his mission station.
Read more about this in the APPEALS section.
Robbie's postscript:
" This
current electronic version of Pere Bouniol's work is dedicated to the memory
of Fr. Stan Lea W.F.
He was both a student (under Fr. Bouniol) and twice Father Superior at the Priory,
in Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire.
He took a long detour from Kampala in Uganda, and was asked to close down the
Priory. That happened in 1967 when
many students, including myself, were under his care.
I have not forgotten him. I recall vividly his arranging for me to make my first
visit to, of all places, the Tate Gallery. That was to see an exhibition in
1966 of the unique and religious artist, the French expressionist Georges Rouault.
Fr. Stan knew a thing or two, especially that the world at its worst needs Christians
at their best".
To request the CD just send a ONE
LINE EMAIL, along with your postal address, to: rdempsey@tcd.ie
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3. The
White Fathers - White Sisters Magazine
This
is produced bi-monthly and contains information on current events and issues
in Africa, including well-researched background information and reports from
missionaries in the field. In addition, there is a section entitled Home
and Away (!) which reports on the arrivals and departures of our missionaries.
As is to be expected, obituaries feature in most issues, along with a list of
readers, friends and associates who have recently died.
Its an excellent production - beautifully presented, very readable and,
without doubt, it presents the work of the Society to the world in a highly
professional manner.
Various articles reproduced in this web-site appear by kind permission of The
Editor, for which we are most grateful. The magazine is issued free, but
contributions (of any size) are most welcome.
For those of you who arent aware of this excellent publication, you can
get on the mailing list by contacting:
Fr Bill Turnbull WF
The Editor
The White Fathers
129 Lichfield Road
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
England
B74 2SA
email: suttonlink@dial.pipex.com
Reminder: The Societys official web-site is: www.the whitefathers.org.uk
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4.
A History of
THE WHITE FATHERS IN SCOTLAND
aa attributed
to Father Leonard Marchant WF
We are grateful
to Chris
Benton for making this publication available to us.
This 18,000 word document can be read or downloaded by going to Page 11 of
the HISTORIES section.
When time allows, a review of this history will be displayed here and the text
will be illustrated and
re-formatted to make it more accessible to modern readers.
"Contains a lot of interesting, anecdotal history, and certainly worth
the reader's time, even when it meanders on occasion."
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5.
The White Fathers (Missionaries of Africa) by
Donald Attwater
Donal Attwater's 6,500 word chronicle appeared in a special edition of "The
White Fathers" magazine probably published in 1952, the latest date
that is mentioned in the text. It is therefore about 50 years old and although
it is interesting to read at various levels, it should primarily be seen as
an historical document. Quite naturally, it reflects the language and attitudes
of its time and readers should not be offended if they come across statements
and opinions which would be frowned upon today. Many of us will have read such
material when we were young and would have been inspired by such accounts of
heroic lives to join the White Fathers. Some of us are just as inspired by the
story as we read it today and can relate it to the way in which the Society
has adapted and developed.
The text of Donald's Attwater's publication
can be read / downloaded by going to Page 20 of the HISTORIES section.
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6.
A Biography of BISHOP FRANCIS WALSH, WHITE FATHER 1901- 1974
wwWe are grateful to John Morton
for making this publication available to us.
This 8,500 word document
can be read or downloaded by going to Page 10 of the HISTORIES section.
When time allows, the text will be illustrated with photographs and re-formatted
to make it more accessible to modern readers.
To many of us who knew him, Father (Bishop) Walsh was something of a hero and
this story of his life, with all its highs and
lows, is inspiring to read about and very humbling, too.
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7.
"A School for Apostles" a study by Maurice Billingsley
When Maurice was an undergraduate at Christ Church College in Canterbury, he
chose to focus on The Priory as the subject of one of his coursework assignments
partly, he now feels, to get back in touch with that part of his early
life and also, no doubt, to try to understand the forces at work that had such
a dramatic impact on the lives of both staff and students in those closing days
at Bishop's Waltham.
These were traumatic, unsettling times for all concerned, and Maurice's cohort
were directly involved in the changes that took place. He and his contemporaries
were the final batch of students to reside at The Priory. It closed its doors
in 1967, the year that Maurice finished his A levels and others had completed
their GCE 'O' Level programmes. By the time that he headed off to the College
of Philosophy at Blacklion, the place was already being made ready for sale.
"A School for Apostles", written in 1989, is a highly readable and
authoritative piece of work thoroughly researched (with over 100 references
identified) but also a well-paced chronicle of 50+ years of history of the White
Father's at The Priory. Maurice's study traces the exodus from France, the establishing
of roots near the south coast of England and the gradual build-up of the White
Father presence in the UK. It describes the similar approach to formation taken
by other missionary orders and their diocesan counterparts (along with the inevitable
competition for young hearts and minds) and identifies the social changes that
eventually forced the White Fathers and other orders to completely re-think
the way in which they would nurture potential vocations and training for the
priesthood.
I think you will agree that the author deserves an alpha-plus for his
efforts !
Read the document on-line or make a print-out. (8,000 words, plus references
and sources)
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8.
"Planting the faith in darkest Africa" by E.A. FORBES
Description
to follow shortly.
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9.
"Leaves from a White Father's Diary by Fr A E Howell WF
Fr
Howell spent 4 years visiting and working in Equatorial Africa, returning
with a heavy heart to the UK just as World War Two was about to break
out. This is an
uplifting text, written with a light touch and an engaging enthusiasm
that continues to charm.
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8. "Maurice & Thérese, The Story of a Love" by Patrick Ahern
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