The life of Mother Frances Mary Teresa Ball
Subtitle: foundress in Ireland of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary
By: by Henry James Coleridge.
Publisher: Burns and Oates; M. H. Gill
Published: 1881
Place of publication: London; Dublin
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Ball, Frances Mary Teresa, -- 1794-1861; Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Table of contents: title: CONTENTS.; title: Introductory Letter of His Grace the Most Rev. the Archbishop of Dublin v; title: Preface by the Author xi; title: CHAPTER I.; title: A GREAT ARCHBISHOP.; title: Vicissitudes in Church History 3; title: Recent growth in Ireland and England 4; title: Ireland at the beginning of the century 5; title: Great servants of the Church 6; title: Daniel Murray 7; title: His Episcopate 7; title: Religious Institutes 9; title: Great part of Dr. Murray 10; title: Scanty information concerning him 11; title: His birth and education 12; title: First labours as priest 13; title: Made Coadjutor 13; title: His characteristic virtues 14; title: Opposition to the Veto 15; title: Sermon on Good Friday 16; title: His protest against the; title: Ecclesiastical Tides Bill 17; title: His preaching 19; title: His work as Archbishop 20; title: Congregations and Associations 21; title: All Hallows College 21; title: State of Dublin when he began 22; title: And of the Catholics 24; title: Revival during his Archiepiscopate 25; title: His zeal and saintliness 26; title: CHAPTER II.; title: FRANCES BALL.; title: Birth of Frances 28; title: The Convent at York 29; title: Frances and Anna Maria 30; title: Her schooldays 31; title: Her friends 32; title: Her father's death 33; title: Her return home 33; title: Her acquaintance with Dr. Murray 34; title: Life with her mother 35; title: Dr. Murray's discretion 36; title: Obedience 37; title: Frances at a ball 38; title: Her desire to enter religion 39; title: Dr. Murray's advice 40; title: Foundation of the Sisters of Charity 41; title: Frances advised to wait 43; title: CHAPTER III.; title: LEAVING HOME.; title: Frances preparing herself 44; title: Frequent prayer 45; title: Dr. Murray writes to York 46; title: Opposition of Mrs. Ball 47; title: She is moved by a sermon 48; title: Withdrawal of her refusal 49; title: The religious of The Bar 50; title: Letter of the Superior 51; title: Frances visits her sister at Cork 52; title: York Minster 53; title: Frances in the convent 53; title: CHAPTER IV.; title: SEVEN YEARS AT YORK.; title: Frances as a postulant 55; title: Her clothing 56; title: Perfection of observance 57; title: With the children 58; title: Severe trials 58; title: Her profession 59; title: Desires to remain at York 60; title: Letter of Dr. Murray 61; title: Chances of the Irish Foundation 63; title: Another Letter 64; title: Delay in the execution of the plan 67; title: First recruits 68; title: Anne Therry and Eleanor Arthur 69; title: Third letter from Dr. Murray, 70; title: Preparation for leaving York 71; title: Purchase of Rathfarnham house 72; title: Mary Teresa and her companions at Dublin, 73; title: With the Sisters of Charity 74; title: CHAPTER V.; title: BEGINNING AT RATHFARNHAM.; title: Condition of the house 75; title: The Sisters at Stanhope-street 76; title: Removal to Bathfarnham 77; title: The chapel 77; title: First novices 78; title: Beginnings of the school 79; title: Opposition 80; title: Early crosses 81; title: The poor-school 8a; title: Happiness of this time 83; title: Death of M. Baptist Therry 85; title: First friends and helpers 86; title: Father Kenny 86; title: Two letters from him 88; title: CHAPTER VI.; title: THE FIRST SISTERS.; title: Character of Mary Teresa 96; title: Her first companions 97; title: Mary Ignatia Arthur 98; title: Mary Baptist Therry 100; title: Mistress of Novices 103; title: Rules on entering any office 104; title: Her first novices 105; title: Her death 107; title: Mary Catharine Corballis 107; title: Her zeal 108; title: Skill in affairs 109; title: Great sufferings 111; title: Mary Bernard Blake 112; title: Her death 114; title: Mary Aloysia McCarthy 115; title: Mary Paul Finn 116; title: Mary Xaveria McCarthy 118; title: Mistress of Schools 119; title: At Navan and Harcourt street 120; title: The fear of death 122; title: Her death 123; title: Mary Gonzaga Corballis 124; title: In the novitiate 125; title: Mistress of Novices 126; title: Charge of the schools 127; title: Assistant and Mistress of Schools 129; title: Meekness and firmness 130; title: Love for her Superior 131; title: The Jubilee 132; title: Last illness of M. Gonzaga 133; title: Her death 134; title: CHAPTER VII.; title: THE MOTHER SUPERIOR.; title: Mary Teresa's life uniform 135; title: Merged in that of the Institute 136; title: Her thoughts as to God's Greatness 137; title: Presence of God 138; title: Observance of silence 138; title: Devotion to the Sacred Heart 139; title: Love for Church feasts 140; title: Special devotions 141; title: Care for religious Instruction 141; title: Love for the poor 142; title: Religious poverty 143; title: Exactness of observance 145; title: Care for charity 145; title: Love of humble occupation 145; title: Dignity of manner 146; title: Tender compassionateness 147; title: Some of her spiritual notes 148; title: CHAPTER VIII.; title: SOME LETTERS.; title: To a spiritual child 151; title: To the same 152; title: To the same 153; title: To the same 153; title: To the same 154; title: To the same 155; title: To the same 156; title: To the same 157; title: To the same 158; title: To the same 159; title: To a former pupil 159; title: To the same 169; title: To the Superior at York 161; title: To the same 162; title: To the same 164; title: To the same 165; title: To the same 166; title: To the same 167; title: To the same 169; title: To the same 171; title: To the same 172; title: To the same 174; title: To the same 176; title: CHAPTER IX.; title: PROGRESS OF THE INSTITUTE AT HOME.; title: Gradual growth 179; title: Filiation to Navan 180; title: The first colony 182; title: Harcourt-street, Dublin 183; title: Stephen's-green 184; title: North Great George's-St., Dublin 184; title: The church at Rathfarnham 184; title: Miss Arthur 185; title: First stone laid 186; title: First Mass 187; title: St. Columba 187; title: Mary Teresa's Silver Jubilee 188; title: Death of Mary Magdalene Lalor 189; title: Of Mary Gonzaga Corballis 190; title: Of Mary Xaveria Mooney 191; title: Of Lucy Conlan 191; title: Dedication of the church 192; title: New foundations 162; title: Dalkey I94; title: Gorey 195; title: Mary Benedicta Somers I96; title: Superior at Gorey 197; title: Zeal of Mary Benedicta 198; title: Love for spreading devotion 199; title: Her last illness and death 200; title: Conversion of a Protestant lady 201; title: Of a Protestant clergyman 203; title: Letter from the same 204; title: CHAPTER X.; title: THE INSTITUTE IN INDIA.; title: Necessity for Teaching orders 206; title: Invitation to India 208; title: Father Haly and Dr. Backhaus 209; title: Application refused, then accepted 210; title: The voyage 211; title: Arrival at Calcutta 212; title: Dr. Carew's Sermon 212; title: The convent and church 214; title: School begun 215; title: Chandernagore 216; title: School opened 217; title: The orphanage 2l8; title: A pagan 219; title: The Miraculous Medal 220; title: The first death 221; title: First reception of novices 222; title: Cholera 222; title: The general hospital 222; title: Sister Veronica Fox 224; title: Chittagong 221; title: Dacca 225; title: Darjeeling 226; title: Boarding-school and orphanage at Calcutta 227; title: Asylums 228; title: Convents 229; title: Death of Mary Teresa Harper 230; title: Death of Dr. Carew 232; title: Sufferings in Bengal 233; title: CHAPTER XI.; title: MISSIONS IN THE MAURITIUS, GIBRALTAR, BOMBAY AND CADIZ.; title: Catholics in the British Empire 234; title: Colony to the Mauritius 235; title: Gibraltar 236; title: Bombay 238; title: Cadiz 239; title: CHAPTER XII.; title: CANADA.; title: Sisters asked for Toronto 241; title: At Liverpool 242; title: Arrival at Toronto 243; title: Difficulties on landing 243; title: Gloom of their reception 244; title: First friends 245; title: Death of the bishop 246; title: The first Christmas 246; title: Sister Mary Gertrude 246; title: Amputation 248; title: M. De Sales 248; title: Removal to Simcoe-street 249; title: Death of Mary Gertrude 250; title: Mgr. de Charbonnel 251; title: Death of Mother Mary Ignatia 251; title: M. Mary Teresa Dease, Superior 251; title: Letter of the bishop 252; title: Fresh recruits from Ireland 252; title: Letter on their arrival 253; title: Letter from Sister E. M. Dease 255; title: Death of Sister M. Magdalene Shea 256; title: Foundation at Guelph 257; title: Foundation at Niagara 258; title: At Hamilton 259; title: At Lyndhurst 260; title: CHAPTER XIII.; title: SOME MORE LETTERS.; title: To Mother Mary Teresa Dease 263; title: To the same 264; title: To the same 265; title: To the same 269; title: To the same 270; title: To the same 272; title: To the same 273; title: To the same 274; title: To the same 275; title: To the same 277; title: To the same 278; title: To the same 279; title: To the same 279; title: To the same 281; title: To the same 282; title: To the same 283; title: To the same 283; title: CHAPTER XIV.; title: OTHER FOUNDATIONS IN IRELAND AND ENGLAND.; title: Progress of the Institute 286; title: House at Clontarf 286; title: House at Bray Head 287; title: House at Hulme, Manchester 288; title: Archbishop Murray 288; title: Beginning of 1852 290; title: His practice of daily Mass 291; title: Last visit to Rathfarnham 292; title: Sudden illness on Shrove Tuesday 292; title: His death 293; title: The blow to Mary Teresa 293; title: Loss to the Institute 294; title: His heart at Rathfarnham 296; title: CHAPTER XV.; title: LAST FOUNDATIONS.; title: Character of the Institute 297; title: Trials of Mary Teresa 298; title: Kindness of Cardinal Cullen 299; title: Foundation at Lough Cooter 300; title: Ultimately abandoned 301; title: Fermoy 301; title: Bishop Timothy Murphy 302; title: Mother Eucharia? Dease 302; title: Mother Mary Gertrude Lambert 303; title: Letterkenny 303; title: Raphoe 305; title: Mother Concepcion Lopez 306; title: Account of her 306; title: House at Omagh 312; title: Killarney 313; title: Death of Mary Scholastica Clarke 313; title: Of Sister Mary Baptist McDonnell 315; title: CHAPTER XVI.; title: SUNSET.; title: Mary Teresa at sixty-six 316; title: Feast of St. Teresa 317; title: Celebration in i860 318; title: Message from Dr. Moriarty 319; title: Accident to Mary Teresa 320; title: Prayers and Novenas 321; title: Great sufferings 322; title: Mass in her room 322; title: Gleam of hope in December 323; title: Christmas Day 324; title: The Purification 324; title: Last gifts 325; title: Mary Bernard Blake 325; title: Her death on Holy Saturday 326; title: Great trials at Easter 327; title: Holy Communion 328; title: Month of Mary 329; title: Removal to Dalkey 330; title: Her arrival 331; title: Friday before Whit Sunday 332; title: Parting from Father Burke 336; title: Whitsun Eve 334; title: Whit Sunday 335; title: Father Fortescue 335; title: Last moments 336; title: Removal of remains to Rathfarnham 337; title: The Funeral 338; title: Month's Mind 339; title: The Institute of the Blessed Virgin 339; title: Its gradual growth 340; title: The Convent at York 341; title: Irish spirit 341; title: List of the Houses 343; title: Confirmation of the Institute 349; title: Conclusion 350; title: Appendix.; title: Sermon preached by the Rev. Thomas Burke, O.P., June, 1861 357