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Joseph Cardinal Bernardin's gentle leadership throughout his life of ministerial service had made him an internationally beloved figure, but the words he left behind about his final journey would change the lives of many more people from all faiths, from all backgrounds, and from all over the world.
In the last two months of his life, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin made it his ultimate mission to share his personal reflections and insights as a legacy to those he left behind. The Gift of Peace reveals the Cardinal's spiritual growth amid a string of traumatic events: a false accusation of sexual abuse; reconciliation a year later with his accuser, who had earlier recanted the charges; a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and surgery; the return of cancer, now in his liver; his decision to discontinue chemotherapy and live his remaining days as fully as possible. In these pages, Bernardin tells his story openly and honestly, and shares the profound peace he came to at the end of his life. He accepted his peace as a gift from God, and he in turn now shares that gift with the world.
In the last two months of his life, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin made it his ultimate mission to share his personal reflections and insights as a legacy to those he left behind. The Gift of Peace reveals the Cardinal's spiritual growth amid a string of traumatic events: a false accusation of sexual abuse; reconciliation a year later with his accuser, who had earlier recanted the charges; a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and surgery; the return of cancer, now in his liver; his decision to discontinue chemotherapy and live his remaining days as fully as possible. In these pages, Bernardin tells his story openly and honestly, and shares the profound peace he came to at the end of his life. He accepted his peace as a gift from God, and he in turn now shares that gift with the world.
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I can say in all sincerity that I am at peace. I consider this as God’s special gift to me.”
—Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, Arch-bishop of Chicago, announcing on August 30, 1996, that his cancer had returned after fifteen months of being in remission. The Cardinal died November 14, 1996.
In the final two months of his life, Joseph Cardinal Bernardin made it his mission to share his personal reflections and insights in this book, The Gift of Peace. Using as a framework the previous three years, which included false accusation of sexual misconduct, diagnosis of cancer, and return of the cancer after fifteen months of being in remission, Cardinal Bernardin tells his story openly and honestly. At the end of his life, the Cardinal was at peace. He accepted his peace as a gift from God, and through this book, he shares that gift with the world. The Gift of Peace is part of the Cardinal’s pastoral legacy; through this book his ministry lives on.
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“The past three years have taught me a great deal about myself and my relationship to God, the Church, and others. . . . Within these major events lies the story of my life—what I have believed and who I have worked hard to be. And because of the nature of these events, I have deepened and developed my own spirituality and gained insights that I want to share. By no means are these reflections meant to be a comprehensive autobiography. They are simply reflections from my heart to yours. I hope they will be of help to you in your own life so you too can enjoy the deep inner peace—God’s wonderful gift to me—that I now embrace as I stand on the threshold of eternal life.
"A wonderful book celebrating and showing the way to peace."
--New York Newsday
"Poignant."
--Chicago Tribune
"A gem of a book."
--Publishers Weekly
"This is a book for people of all religions."
--Columbus Dispatch
"Very moving--written with simplicity and deep wisdom."
--Library Journal
"A gentle, personal voice."
--USA Today
"This uplifting book testifies to a life well spent--The Cardinal shares with his readers a tremendous trust in the Lord that results in inner peace--Simple true words that can give us all a deeper sense of hope."
--America
"Overflows with strength and compassion--Bernardin's recipe for personal peace transcends organized religion."
--Paul Reid, Palm Beach Post
"In his final testament, Cardinal Bernardin urges the dying to bask in the light of each other."
--Newsweek
"We come to know a humble man who touched many people with love and compassion, without judgment."
--Hartford Courant
--New York Newsday
"Poignant."
--Chicago Tribune
"A gem of a book."
--Publishers Weekly
"This is a book for people of all religions."
--Columbus Dispatch
"Very moving--written with simplicity and deep wisdom."
--Library Journal
"A gentle, personal voice."
--USA Today
"This uplifting book testifies to a life well spent--The Cardinal shares with his readers a tremendous trust in the Lord that results in inner peace--Simple true words that can give us all a deeper sense of hope."
--America
"Overflows with strength and compassion--Bernardin's recipe for personal peace transcends organized religion."
--Paul Reid, Palm Beach Post
"In his final testament, Cardinal Bernardin urges the dying to bask in the light of each other."
--Newsweek
"We come to know a humble man who touched many people with love and compassion, without judgment."
--Hartford Courant
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- PublisherLoyola Press
- Publication date1997
- ISBN 10 0614262054
- ISBN 13 9780614262056
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