A Book of Courtesy by Mary Mercedes Sister

A Book of Courtesy by Mary Mercedes Sister

From internet privacy laws to mass media portrayals of violence, issues of behavior are a major issue in our culture. Fortunately, the solution to this problem was written a century ago by a nun named Sister Mary Mercedes.

Since the early 1900s the pupils of a small Dominican School in Northern California have received a little book containing simple rules for "the art of living." Written by Sister Mercedes, a nun devoted to her students, and recently revised for the 21st century, A Book of Courtesy combines engaging epigrams from such great writers and thinkers as Homer, Oglala Sioux Chief Flying Hawk, and Eleanor Roosevelt with hints on everything from the art of introductions to suggestions on how to be a good guest, write a letter of condolence, or set a dinner table.As the world becomes increasingly indifferent to social mores, A Book of Courtesy provides a charming, beneficial way to restore good etiquette to its rightful place of honor, proving that it never goes out of style. Sr. Mary Mercedes (1871 - 1965) a Dominican nun, was a teacher for over 50 years. She wrote the original Book of Courtesy around 1910; it has been used at the Dominican Convent Upper School and San Domenico School ever since.The Class of 1950 revised the original Book of Courtesy in honor of their 50th Reunion and the sesquicentennial of the Dominicans in California. "This elegant treatise tells us how in considering the feelings of others we ennoble ourselves. Every act of courtesy makes for a kinder world."- Sharon Lebell, author of The Art of Living and co-author of The Music of Silence

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Sister Mary Mercedes, O.P. (1871-1965), a Dominican Sister, was a teacher for more than fifty years. She wrote the original Book of Courtesy in 1910 for use at the Dominican Convent Upper School in San Rafael, and later at the San Domenico School in San Anselmo. To honor their fiftieth reunion and the sesquicentennial of the Dominican Sisters in California, the Class of 1950 -- most of them grandmothers, all of them experienced in the joys and sorrows of life and profoundly influenced by this book -- revised Sister Mercedes' original volume in the hope of passing on its wisdom to their grandchildren, who inherit a world sorely in need of her message.

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ISBN 13	9780062517586
ISBN 10	0062517589
Title	A Book of Courtesy
Author	Mary Mercedes Sister
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Year published	2001-05-08
Number of pages	107
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.