Hearts on Fire: The Story of the Maryknoll Sisters asm2023 " --Thomas Merton

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VERDICT A "you-are-there" vividness illuminates the striking bravery of the few in a grim period of world history

Hearts on Fire: The Story of the Maryknoll Sisters asm2023 " --Thomas Merton"Journalist Lernoux, a respected writer on Latin American issues, undertook telling the story of the Catholic Maryknoll missionary community of sisters (founded in 1912) as a personal labor of love, completing five chapters before her death in 1989. National Catholic Reporter editor Jones completed the book with Orbis editor Ellsberg. Through quotes from letters, diaries, and personal interviews, a powerful narrative of faith and courage emerges,