The Road Home, 9781848270602
Paperback
A visionary nun’s inspiring journey fighting for social justice and a fairer world.

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  • Paperback

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    14 October 2012

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Summary

An inspiring, thought-provoking memoir which offers a unique insight into the life and work of one of the most influential social activists of our day.

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, or Sister Stan as she is affectionately known, has been described as a visionary and social innovator. Now, in The Road Home she looks back on her life - from her early years growing up on the family farm in the Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry, to the day when, at the age of eighteen, she made the life-c…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781848270602
ISBN-10:1848270607
Author:Sister Stanislaus Kennedy, Stanislaus Kennedy
Publisher:Transworld Publishers Ltd
Imprint:Transworld Ireland
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:14 October 2012
Weight:168g
Dimensions:196mm x 128mm x 15mm
About The Author

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy was the first religious sister ever to receive an honorary Doctorate in Law from Trinity College, Dublin. She joined the Irish Sisters of Charity in 1958 and has become one of the most influential social innovators of her time.

She founded:

  • Focus Ireland
  • The Immigrant Council of Ireland
  • Young Social Innovators

She also established The Sanctuary, a place of peace and meditation set in the heart of Dublin.

Sister Stanislaus Kennedy has written several bestselling books, including:

  • The Road Home (her autobiography)
  • Day by Day, a treasury of meditations on mindfulness
  • Seasons of Hope, mindful meditations to calm the soul

She lives in Dublin.

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