Immigrants and their church
(Book)

In this study, the author "focuses on the particular Catholic ground on which a wide variety of ethnic groups have developed their sense of peoplehood, from the time of John Carroll to the present day. She interweaves the rich variety of social and cultural values that have motivated members of diverse ethnic groups to practice their faith, and to style their lives according to cherished religious traditions"

Book jacket.

This work "clearly illustrates the multitude of identities possessed by American Catholics, derived not only from their varying ethnic and religious backgrounds, but also from the particular circumstances of their settlement in the United States. This ethnic complexity is a positive mark of the protean Catholic development in the United States, and such complexity helps to explain the origins of Catholic separatism"

Book jacket.