"Sons of Saint Patrick tells the story of America's premier Catholic see, the ArchdioceseofNew York--from the coming of French Jesuit priests in the seventeenth century to the early years of Cardinal Timothy Dolan."--Page 2 book jacket
pt. 1. Before the beginning -- pt. 2. The rise to power -- pt. 3. The city and the world -- pt. 4. The Church in crisis