ipl-logo

Catherine Mcauley's House For The Poor

533 Words3 Pages

“Do not put all your trust in any human being, but place all your confidence in God.” This was the main faith of the house of the poor, a Catholic school and boarding home for poor girls on the street. Catherine McAuley created the ‘House for the Poor’ Sister school because of her beliefs and she was once on the street herself. This essay will give a brief overview of her life, her hardships and her achievements. It will then explain how she responded to the needs of her community at the time and finally responding and breaking down her key writing, messages and her legacy.

Catherine McAuley was born on September 29, 1778 in Dublin, Ireland. As both her parents died while she was young, Catherine went to live with relatives and though they …show more content…

She soon realized the much social, economic and political oppression under which they struggled and she had bitter experiences trying to find shelter for abused servant woman and homeless girls who were turned down by bureaucratic institutions with little sense of the urgency of their situations. These experiences left indelible sorrow and determination in her mind and heart. With the advice and encouragement of three priests- Joseph Nugent, Edward Armstrong and Michael Blake- Catherine decided to use her inheritance to build a house for poor servant girls and homeless women on Baggot Street. The foundation stone was laid in July 1824.

Catherine’s legacy was very simple: she wished to empower poor people and others to lead happy, mutually sustaining lives; she believed the development of girls’ and women’s talents is most conducive to the good of society; and she saw religious education as the centrepiece of a truly merciful education. She was convinced that “we learn more by example than by precept,” and that the testimony of a teacher’s own example, manner, and values is the most persuasive instruction. “Hurrah for foundations, makes the old young and the young

Show More
Related
497 Words | 2 Pages

Patrick Henry was born on May 29th, 1736 in Studley, Virginia. He grew up and was raised on Studley plantation which belonged to his mother’s family. Patrick was the second of nine children in his family. He didn’t go to school, because his father who had attended a university in Scotland taught him. After failing in business, Patrick married a girl named Sarah Shelton.

Read More
646 Words | 3 Pages

Patrick Henry — lawyer, statesman, and Federalists Revolutionary Leader — was born on May 29, 1736 at Studley in Hanover County, Virginia. His father, John Henry, emigrated from Scotland to Virginia in the 1720’s. While in Scotland he attended King’s College thus he was well educated. His mother, Sarah Winston Syme was a wealthy widow from a prominent Virginia gentry family.

Read More
836 Words | 4 Pages

    Patrick Henry was born on May 29, 1739 in a farmhouse which was called “Studley” it is located what is the village of Studley with is Hanover County, Virginia.  Patrick father “John Henry”  was an immigrant from Aberdeenshire, Scotland. He had emigrated to the Colony of Virginia in the 1720s. Patricks mother “Sarah Winston Henry” was born and raised

Read More
396 Words | 2 Pages

When Patrick Henry spoke they said he spoke words of thousands. Patrick Henry was born May 29, 1736, in the American colony of Virginia. Patrick had a brother named William Henry growing up. Patrick Henry’s father, John Henry,

Read More
746 Words | 3 Pages

By comparing the scenes of “other” people to young girls in the night, she compels the audience to feel sympathy. Illustrating two contrasting situations, she effectively develops from the evidence to her main purpose to properly change the working conditions of children. This quote adds to her argument by urging the audience to care about the poor

Read More
780 Words | 4 Pages

As humans, we strive for change, and at other times, we change even when not needed. What is the force that drives us to do the things we do? This, we may never know, but something that we all want in life, is a meaning. In When The Legends Die by Hal Borland, Thomas, a little boy who’s 5-years old, wanted meaning too, and did many things to fit in with a different culture. He grew up in the old Ute ways and was forced and then gave in to the new Ute ways.

Read More
453 Words | 2 Pages

The poverty cycle affects many American families, it is the phenomenon in which poor families are poverty-stricken for at least three generations. In Jeannette Walls’ memoir, The Glass Castle, Jeannette and her siblings break that cycle. It is a story of triumph over adversity as Jeannette did not let the label of “poor” create an obstacle in her path. It did not come easy, as her parents obscured her view of what life out of poverty could look like. Although the weight of poverty strayed her relationship with her parents, it was all she knew, due to hard work and determination she defied the odds stacked against her and broke loose.

Read More
599 Words | 3 Pages

1. I think they find it necessary to move so often because it has been a dream for the family of six to have a piece of property like the houses shown on TV. The story begins when the family buys a new house on Mango Street. This new house is the first the family has owned and does not fulfill their dream. The house is simply not big enough for the family.

Read More
951 Words | 4 Pages

The first area of the Ruth’s values that she passed onto the children was in education. It is apparent that Ruth has a strong belief in the education system because she is

Read More
491 Words | 2 Pages

A Republican Mother is an educated mother who had a great impact on all of the upcoming generations. Without this idea of a Republican mother, women would not have the rights they do today. If women did not speak up this idea never would have came around to drastically change life forever for them. The republican mother sets the example on how women are supposed to act, while setting the base for women to grow on.

Read More
237 Words | 1 Pages

People who are homeless encounter much ridicule in our society’s. The stigma homelessness carries have in some ways devastated the dignity of so many of whom have fallen victim. One might think that the homeless had been involved in some misdeeds that ended them up on the streets or assumed that laziness is the culprit and have resolved to panhandling. We attempt to justify our responses by rehearsing why our need is greater or suppose that whatever means given would not be used for purposes intended and so we talk ourselves into or out of meeting the needs of others.

Read More
723 Words | 3 Pages

In fact, as the author in this story, Toni Cade Bambara, Sylvia grew up in a very poor neighborhood. Sylvia’s understanding of the world is limited to what she experiences within her neighborhood and her tiny apartment. Scarcity and want are no strangers to her. Luckily, Sylvia and the other kids have Miss Moore as a mentor. Miss Moore begins to work within the kids’ environment to enrich them inasmuch as possible with education.

Read More
1117 Words | 5 Pages

Many kids on Mango Street are not expected to go to college, not only because of the low expectations, but also because their families do not have enough money. In a community where the main issue present is poverty, the kids are not expected to be successful in certain aspects and are not expected to achieve great things in life. The Vargas kids, who live on Esperanza’s street, “bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break like fancy museum vases you can’t replace. They are without respect for all living things, including themselves” (Cisneros 29). As one can see, when a family is deeply involved with poverty, the parents often tend to forget about the children and their success.

Read More
1171 Words | 5 Pages

She begins by talking about her college experience of how her own professors and fellow students believed and “always portrayed the poor as shiftless, mindless, lazy, dishonest, and unworthy” (Paragraph 5). This experience shocked her because she never grew up materialistic. She brings up the fact that she is the person with the strong and good values that she has today because she grew up in a poor family. In culture, the poor are always being stereotyped.

Read More
563 Words | 3 Pages

In her narrative essay “The Sanctuary of School,” Lynda Barry recounts a story from her childhood that illustrates her relationships at school vs her relationships at home. She tells us how public school was her sanctuary from her unstable home life. It was a stable environment that she depended on. She tells us this when she says ,"[F]or the next six hours I was going to enjoy a thoroughly secure, warm and stable world." Unlike at home, her school was a place she was noticed and cared about.

Read More

More about Catherine Mcauley's House For The Poor

Related Topics

Open Document