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Quebec City, Quebec: Editions Carte Blanche, 2014. First Edition, First Printing. Softcover. pp. 403. Thick 4to. Illustrated covers. Rich with many black-and-white, and colour photographs, portraits, facsimiles, illustrations, et al. Bright, clean, and unmarked. Appears unread; as new. "It is said that even as a little girl, the foundress of the Institute, Marie de la Passion, dreamed of North America. In 1892, she opened the gates to the New World to her daughters. In Silence and Action tells the story of the establishment and expansion of the Institute of the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary in Canada between 1892 and 2010. The account of the foundaion of the province is followed by chapters on themes liked to FFM action and life: recruitment, the daily life of the sisters, the works, and the missions in Canada and overseas. In this beautifully illustrated book, Chantal Gauthier and France Lord, historians and partners in Pirogue Communications, bring to life the Canadian adventure of the largest… Read More