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THE HERMIT OF CAT ISLAND – THE LIFE OF FRA JEROME HAWES

Thrilled to embark on a new adventure with Eric Vieljeux and Adeline Regnault, formerly of the 13th Note team. Yet another great collaboration!

THE HERMIT OF CAT ISLAND – THE LIFE OF FRA JEROME HAWES
PETER F. ANSON
Fra Jerome Hawes was larger than life. Catholic priest and talented architect, he was not your typical clergyman. Follow his path from Europe to Canada, Australia and the Bahamas, where the hardships of existence prevailed. Witness his accomplishments and inner conflicts, while remaining dedicated to his priesthood. And discover what drove him to become a Franciscan hermit on a remote island. You will be amazed by his faith and resilience to adversity.
“My manner of living may be temperate and frugal, but that is not mortification in the true sense… Alas! May God forgive me, the poor undisciplined vagrant hermit. I throw myself into all this architectural work with zeal and much labor because it is so congenial to me – art first, prayer second, alas! I am what St. Benedict terms ‘the worst sort of monk – a vagrant.’”