An Alley in Chicago

The Life and Legacy of Monsignor John Egan

By: Margerie Frisbie

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Paperback | 1 May 2002

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Besides recounting the exemplary life of Monsignor John Joseph Egan, An Alley in Chicago briefs us on the firebrand priests and lay people who radiated the power and élan that made Catholics across the country look to the heartland, to Chicago's Catholic moment. They sought leadership in marriage education, in neighborhood empowerment, in urban ministries, in ecuminism, in race relations, in community organizing, from these indefatigable Chicago leaders-and they got it.

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Preface to This Memorial Edition	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Foreword	p. xxiii
Preface	p. xxvii
"I was a very friendly little guy"	p. 1
"I think the only thing I was good at was working"	p. 11
"To serve God and be of some use to people"	p. 17
"I had disappointed my father"	p. 27
"What would Jesus do in this situation?"	p. 39
"Selling God, he got us"	p. 47
"I am myself"	p. 61
"What do you think of the Rosenberg case?"	p. 71
"You have to fight injustice wherever you find it"	p. 83
"He was the only guy to stand up to the university and city hall"	p. 93
"God, you know, they finessed us"	p. 109
"United we stand, divided we fall"	p. 119
"Jack was starting everybody's fire"	p. 129
"A beautiful mosaic of community organizations"	p. 143
"A theology of care for the public realm"	p. 155
"I understand there are troublemakers in this city"	p. 169
"The worst kept secret in Chicago"	p. 185
"Very close to an economic miracle"	p. 193
"If he can do it to Egan, he can do it to anybody"	p. 203
"How can they survive without the Eucharist?"	p. 213
"The weak were not meant by some divine decree to remain weak"	p. 225
"We had great people, and a heck of a lot of fun"	p. 237
"What registers with Jack is possibility"	p. 245
"You just don't say no to the call of the Lord"	p. 259
"He deserves the honor he needs"	p. 273
Afterword	p. 281
"The Final Chapter"	p. 285
Notes	p. 325
Index	p. 327
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