With All Gentleness: A Life of Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, CSsR by Carl W. Hoegerl, C.Ss.R (review)

Abstract

Finally, I would have liked to see Avella engaged more fully in analyzing his data more, something he does well in some fleeting moments of his text. Undoubtedly, he has the extremely difficult task of mapping out for the first time a narrative of the history of the diocese of Des Moines. As such, his work is a ground-breaking contribution not only to the Church in Southwest Iowa, but a significant addition to the historiography of the American Catholic Church.