The Garden of MartyrsA Catholic parish is torn apart when two of its members are accused of murder The year 1806 is not a good time to be Catholic in Boston. When a man is brutally killed on the Boston Post Road, two unsuspecting Irishmen are charged with the crime. For five months they rot in prison, denied a lawyer until just two days before the hearing. It is a mockery of justice—a one-day trial that results in a unanimous verdict: The Irishmen will be hanged, dissected, and dismembered. Comforting them falls to Father Cheverus, a French émigré struggling to adapt to life in the New World. It is his duty to help the condemned find peace, but any overture he makes to the prisoners will be met with an anti-Catholic backlash that could destroy his fledgling congregation. As he walks a fraught path, the priest must decide: Is his obligation to his flock, or to God? |
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... Cheverus could smell the fumes of the raw poteen on his breath . The odor turned his stomach , and he had to repress the urge to retch . " No need , " Cheverus replied . Don't be sick , he chided himself . He knew it would be all over ...
... Cheverus could smell the fumes of the raw poteen on his breath . The odor turned his stomach , and he had to repress the urge to retch . " No need , " Cheverus replied . Don't be sick , he chided himself . He knew it would be all over ...
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... Cheverus she could be brusque, impatient, sometimes rude. In her island patois, she informed the visitor that Pére Matignon was away in Quincy and not expected back until late, and that Pére Cheverus was confined to bed by illness. “You ...
... Cheverus she could be brusque, impatient, sometimes rude. In her island patois, she informed the visitor that Pére Matignon was away in Quincy and not expected back until late, and that Pére Cheverus was confined to bed by illness. “You ...
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... Cheverus a moment to recognize Tom Daley . " Good evening , Thomas , " he said finally . " Evenin ' , Father . Sorry for disturbin ' you , " he replied , wiping his face . " Come and warm yourself by the fire . " “ I think not . I'd get ...
... Cheverus a moment to recognize Tom Daley . " Good evening , Thomas , " he said finally . " Evenin ' , Father . Sorry for disturbin ' you , " he replied , wiping his face . " Come and warm yourself by the fire . " “ I think not . I'd get ...
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... Cheverus had lost track of the day . " Three days from tomorrow , " the man replied for him . " Three days ! That is all the time they're giving them to prepare a defense ? " " That's what they tell us . " " Well , " Cheverus said ...
... Cheverus had lost track of the day . " Three days from tomorrow , " the man replied for him . " Three days ! That is all the time they're giving them to prepare a defense ? " " That's what they tell us . " " Well , " Cheverus said ...
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... Cheverus if he would go out to the Northampton jail where her son was being held and hear his confession , too . He had told her that , while of course he would very much like to , he was then far too busy with his normal pastoral ...
... Cheverus if he would go out to the Northampton jail where her son was being held and hear his confession , too . He had told her that , while of course he would very much like to , he was then far too busy with his normal pastoral ...
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