This book was written primarily to help modern women withstand the spread of the prevailing and oftentimes hostile secularism among us, which is daily invading our homes more and more - the minds and lives of parents as well as children. If we can preserve the Home from this destructive influence by making of every mother a supernatural woman, living a life of faith, embracing above all things self-denial and self-sacrifice for the sake of her husband and children first of all, fondly attached to the heroic ways and virtues of our ancestors, then the Home will bring forth supernatural men and women - unselfish, pure, truth-loving, trustworthy, and devoted to the best interests of community, country, and religion. The editor has modernized much of the language in this highly praised work for the benefit of the contemporary reader. If you like this book or any other of the books I've written or edited, please leave a positive review. For other edited Christian classics and my own books, search "Darrell Wright". God bless you!
About the Author: Bernard O'Reilly (March 1, 1803 - January 23, 1856) was an Irish-born prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Hartford from 1850 until his death in 1856. O'Reilly was born in Columkille, County Longford, and embarked for the United States in January 1825 with the intention of studying for the priesthood. He attended the Seminary of Montreal in Quebec, Canada, before completing his theological studies at St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Francis Kenrick on October 13, 1831. He then served in New York City and Brooklyn, where he distinguished himself for his heroism during the cholera outbreak in 1832 and twice fell victim to the disease himself. He was transferred to Rochester in December 1832, and remained there until he became vicar general of the Diocese of Buffalo in 1847. On August 9, 1850, O'Reilly was appointed the second Bishop of Hartford, Connecticut, by Pope Pius IX. He worked to secure priests for the diocese, and defended Catholics from the anti-Catholic movements of the era, such as Know-Nothingism. O'Reilly visited Europe in 1855 and embarked, on his return voyage, in January 1856 on the SS Pacific, which sailed from Liverpool for New York. The ship, however, was not heard of for over 130 years, when in 1991 her wreckage was identified in the Irish Sea off the coast of Wales. Darrell Wright (editor) received his Licentiate in Philosophy, magna cum laude from the Angelicum University in Rome and is co-founder of the Knights of the Holy Rosary. His other publications include "The Revelations of St Bridget and Church Reform"; "Faith and Reason in St Thomas Aquinas According to Etienne Gilson"; "The Bad Kids Book of Poems: Cautionary Verse For Morals, Manners, and Not Being Stupid" (Illustrated); "Titanic II: The Diary of Rose Dawson" (a screenplay with a Christian theme); and numerous classic Catholic books which he has edited and put into more intelligible modern English, all on Amazon (search "darrell wright"). He now lives in the Gold Country in CA with his 91 year old mother, and can be reached at darrell@knightsoftheholyrosary.com