Glorifying Christ: The Life of Cardinal Francis E. George, O.M.I.
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Cardinal
Francis E. George, O.M.I., was an exemplary pastor and heroic disciple of
Christ. A native Chicagoan, he was told as a young man that he would never be a
priest in Chicago because of a physical disability resulting from polio. He
went on to be ordained a priest with the Oblates of Mary Immaculate in 1963.
The native son was appointed as archbishop of Chicago in 1997, created a
cardinal in 1998, and served in Chicago until 2014, just months before his
death in April 2015.
Cardinal George
was a prophetic voice in the Church — a man able to see things as they are and
from the point of view of the whole Church. His episcopal motto, “To Christ be
glory in the Church,” encapsulates his legacy, because every decision he made,
every action he took, every suffering he endured was about serving others and
pointing them to our Savior.
Most of all,
Cardinal George was a Christian in every sense. He was concerned about
relationships and people, not careerism or advancement. He was attentive to the
poor and those on the margins. He was a man of prayer, dedicated to Our Lady,
and devoted to the Eucharist. He articulated the Faith and was committed to
reform. He was honest, accountable, genuine, and holy. Admired for his pursuit
and proclamation of the truth and his personal witness to the Gospel, Cardinal
George remains a model for discipleship and leadership.
Paperback
Pages: 520
