Keys to the kingdom aj cronin6/21/2023 ![]() After the father is beaten by an anti-Catholic mob, Chisholm's mother tries to lead him home to safety, only for them both to drown after falling off a bridge into a strong current, leaving young Francis an orphan. His father is a Catholic and his mother a non-denominational Protestant. The second section (Strange Vocation) focuses on Chisholm's youth. Due to his unconventional views, he is being investigated by Monsignor Sleeth. ![]() Father Francis Chisholm is an old man, living with a housekeeper and a young orphan. The novel has six parts, the first (The Beginning of the End) taking place in Scotland in 1938. Through a life guided by compassion and tolerance, Chisholm earns the respect of the Chinese-and of fellow clergy who would mistrust him-with his kindly, high-minded and courageous ways. Beset by tragedy in his youth, as a missionary Chisholm endures many years of hardship, punctuated by famine, plague and war in the Chinese province to which he is assigned. Spanning six decades, it tells the story of Father Francis Chisholm, an unconventional Scottish Catholic priest who struggles to establish a mission in China. ![]() The Keys of the Kingdom is a 1941 novel by A. ![]()
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