Boston Catholics: A History of the Church and Its People

by Thomas H. O'Connor

In this engaging work, now available in paperback, Thomas H. O'Connor chronicles the activities, achievements, and failures of the Church's leaders and parishioners over the course of two centuries.

Genres: History, Religion

Hardcover

First published September 24, 1998

Reviews

[Nicholas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Somewhat disappointed by this book - it talks about the internal history of the Catholic Church in Boston and expands outwards from there. That perspective somewhat limits the extent to which one can really write about how the Church affected Boston, because it focuses on the history of the Church rather than the history of its people. On the other hand, every chapter ends with an extensive list of alternative sources from which one can dig more deeply into that part of history, which is a great addition and something I haven't seen integrated directly into a book's chapters before.