Frances Cabrini Female Dynamo Honored

Frances Cabrini Female Dynamo Honored — This comment is not an attempt to glorify a saint of the Catholic Church. It is an attempt to  a recognize a single immigrant  woman’s courage and achievement. This courage , despite  poor health, in a not to long ago period ,when women had little or no “voice” is remarkable!(Remember the 19th Amendment ,giving  women the right to vote, only passed less than 100 years ago  in 1920).

Frances Cabrini was an unbelievable dynamo working tirelessly to help poor Italian immigrants
in the USA.The religious order she founded ,ultimately established orphanages,hospitals, and schools all around the world.”Mother Cabrini” is how she is affectionally referred to;others recognize the name in “Cabrini College” or “Cabrini Hospital”.

Her reach ws wide:
On my annual trip to fly fish in Granby, Colorado several years ago,I accidentally took a wrong turn .Helpless lost, I stopped to ask for directions(yes, some men do ask for directions) in Golden,CO.

After looking at my map on the car hood,I glanced up to find a shrine honoring Mother Cabrini!Apparently, she went to Golden,Colorado to help minister physically ,as well as spiritually,to a group of Italian immigrants and their families working in the mines there.

Take a few minutes to  read for yourselves the story of the first naturalized US citizen to be canonized a saint .What an inspiration!!!
http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=278

Tom C

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