Bernard Henry Pennings (1861-1955)
Subtitle: founder of the Norbertine order in the USA : the man behind the image
Publisher: Alt Publishing Co
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 450
Table of contents: title: Contents; title: Introduction; title: Preface; title: Prologue; title: Chapter 1. The roots; title: 1. The roots; title: 1. Birth and ancestry; title: -Birth and baptism; title: -Family History; title: -Characteristics ofthe Pennings 'family; title: 2. Relationship with relatives; title: Bond with Ambrose Pennings; title: 3. Education; title: 4. Formation; title: Relationships with former professors; title: Gerlac van den Elsen; title: Evermode van den Berg; title: 5. Early years of priesthood; title: Chapter 2. The pastor; title: 1. The pastor; title: -The selection; title: 2. Wisconsin at Pennings' arrival; title: Preferences of Brabant Catholics and Belgian Walloons; title: Pastoral care and Church hierarchy; title: 3. Delwich and the other early Norbertine parishes; title: 4. The Vilatte movement; title: 5. Pennings' work as pastor; title: Retreats for sisters; title: Interaction with parishioners; title: Pennings and the press; title: 6. The Northland (Upper Peninsula) colony; title: Travel to Northland; title: Gerlac's conclusions; title: Results of the Northland project; title: Pennings' motives; title: Chapter 3. Manager of human resources; title: 1. Manager of human resources; title: Preliminaries ofthe Order's House; title: 2. Development of the St. Norbert community in De Pere; title: Admission of novices; title: Origins of the community members; title: Departures; title: 3. Assignment of the confreres; title: Parishes in the Green Bay area; title: The college; title: 4. Beyond the Green Bay area; title: Manitoba (Canada); title: Chicago, Illinois; title: Essexville, Michigan; title: Manistique, Michigan; title: Montana; title: Communication between Rafael Greven and Pennings; title: Annawan, Illinois; title: Vancouver (Canada); title: Various places; title: 5. Opposition; title: The stand of Gregory Rybrook; title: A challenge to authority in 1941; title: Chapter 4. Pater familias; title: 1. Pater Familias; title: 2. Communication between Pennings and Francis Xavier Exler; title: -Data of Exler's life; title: -Letters of 1918-1923; title: -Letters of 1926-1938; title: -1938-1939 the beginnings of the Columbus Club affair; title: -Letters of 1939-1940; title: -Letters of 1940-1945; title: -Letters of 1946-1952; title: 3. Communication between Pennings and Anselm Keefe; title: Data of Keefe's life; title: The correspondence of Pennings with Keefe; title: Keefe as funeral orator; title: 4. Incidental contacts between Pennings and various confreres; title: Communication with confrere Van Heertum; title: Communication with confrere Kirlifleet; title: Chapter 5. Financial dealings; title: 1. Pennings, financial dealings; title: 2. The starting point; title: Concerns of Berne Abbey; title: 3. The Pennings' cashbooks; title: Initially: revenues only; title: 4. Totals of income and expenses; title: Donations of diocesan priests; title: Connection with the Boyle family; title: Relationship with Frank Sensenbrenner; title: The Ludachka and Mahoney Sisters; title: John Jacob Raskob; title: 5. Income of the college; title: 6. Expenses; title: Cost of living of the house; title: Small expenses; title: Special projects; title: 7. Operational costs of the college; title: 8. Loans, interests and repayments; title: Loans from clergy; title: Loans from private people; title: Private creditors; title: Female creditors; title: Some other investors; title: Results of the search for money; title: Interest and reimbursement; title: 9. World War II and later years; title: Income of the house; title: Expenses of the house; title: Income and expenses of the college; title: Change in Pennings' practice; title: Chapter 6. Pennings and the Order until 1937; title: 1. Pennings and the Order until 1937; title: 2. Organization of the Norbertine Order; title: General Chapters; title: 3. Occasional contacts with Norbertine communities and confreres; title: 4. The relationship with Procurator General Nouwens; title: Personality of Nouwens; title: Two men in business; title: Advice and personal contact; title: Nouwens in later years; title: 5. The relationship with Procurator General Noots; title: Background and personality of Noots; title: The Procura in need of money; title: Personal contacts; title: Mediating in papal decorations; title: Pennings, first abbot of St. Norbert Abbey; title: Not always the usual business; title: The Vancouver story; title: Canonical life in St. Norbert Abbey; title: Connections between Pennings and Noots in the 1930s; title: Competing in financial operations?; title: 6. Contacts with Abbot General Crets; title: The visitation of 1935; title: Chapter 7. Pennings and Noots: the transition of power, 1937-1947; title: 1. Pennings and Noots: the transition of power, 1937-1947; title: 2. Decisions and ideas of the general chapter of 1937; title: Reactions of Pennings; title: 3. Cooperation between Pennings and Noots, 1937-1945; title: Difficulty in communication; title: Communication improves; title: 4. Pennings and Noots after the Second World War; title: 5. Noots' visit to St. Norbert Abbey; title: Preliminaries: Burke's first letter; title: Burke's second letter; title: Reflections on Burke's second letter; title: Preparation of Noots' visit; title: 6. Decisions of the visitation; title: The convocation; title: Noots 'personal letter; title: Election of the coadjutor abbot; title: Outlines of the two main candidates; title: Blessings of the coadjutor; title: Chapter 8. Pennings' reactions and relationship with Killeen; title: 1. Pennings' reactions and relationship with Killeen; title: A call on the apostolic delegate; title: An attempt to involve the Dutch speaking Norbertine abbots; title: The transfer of power in practice; title: The lasting grievance of Pennings; title: Chapter 9. The finale; title: 1. The finale; title: Epilogue; title: Sources; title: Index