Saturday, March 31st, 2007
On an Ebay discussion forum, of all places, are to be found a series of uniformly adverse recollections by former residents of the Abbotsford Convent, and some other Catholic institutions. One woman’s story, pieced together by me from multiple posts, with a little editing, is: ‘It was indeed the Convent of the Good Shepherd, the [...]
Abbotsford Convent, Dr Kovesi's book, History |
Monday, January 1st, 2007
I received from Miss K for Christmas Catherine Kovesi’s book Pitch Your Tents on Distant Shores (2006, Playwright Publishing), a beautifully written and very substantial large-format hard-back history of the founders of the Abbotsford Convent, the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. It was, and may still be, available from the Sisters’ Provincialate Office at the [...]
Abbotsford Convent, Dr Kovesi's book, History |