19 - Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan

19

Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan

2 pp; manuscript

Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap., Bend, Oregon, referring to the financial struggles of the Irish Capuchin mission in the United States. The mission in Bend is described in bleak terms as a ‘poor mission which can’t support a priest’. Father Luke expresses frustration with the leadership in Ireland. He states those ‘doing the pioneering’ expect more support from the Province. He writes that none of the friars are so ‘infatuated’ with the work that they wouldn’t ‘go home in the morning’ if the leadership in Ireland is dissatisfied. He suggests that if things don’t improve, the Province should ‘withdraw immediately’.

ISAD(G) 2nd edition