"That Place Called Home", is the touching true story of Sr. Mary Ann LoGiudice and her adopted daughter Barbara's struggle to deal with life and death. Co-Authored by Paul Grondahl of the Albany Times Union, and with a forward by Eunice Kennedy Shriver, this is an amazing story of a child's fight against the AIDS virus that will make you think.

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    "This work captures the fantastic love story of Barbara, an orphan with AIDS, whose human spirit conquered the forces of ignorance, fear, sickness and death itself. The compassionate support of the author, who broke new ground by legally adopting Barbara, enabled the child to live her short life with courage and joy."

Howard J. Hubbard
Bishop of Albany, New York

    "This book will bring both joy and tears to the hearts of its readers, just as "Queen Barbara" did to Sister Mary Ann and all who knew and loved her. Through Barbara's story, we come to understand the mystical meaning of Jesus' words: 'Let the little children come to me.' Through this little girl's life and death, may our Church and all people of good will be inspired to a compassionate, non-judgmental response to all affected by HIV/AIDS."

Rev. Robert J. Vitillo, President
Board of Directors, National
Catholic AIDS Network

    "This is a powerful story of love transcending the tangles of canon law, category and custom. It is about a nun who loved an AIDS-infected child enough to become her adoptive mother, about a religious community that showed the courage to let her try, and about the lovable little girl who brought about this precedent-setting relationship."
    "Sister Mary Ann LoGiudice may turn out to be the only nun who will ever attempt to add the intimate love of a mother for a daughter to the celibate love-for-all humanity that lies at the heart of her religious vocation. Or she may be the pioneer for many more to follow. Either way, her story is immensely moving and life-affirming."

Bob Keeler writes about religion
for Newsday

    "That Place Called Home is one of the most moving testimonies to the power of love that I have ever read. It proves that love can surmount every obstacle and is the most powerful healing gift that God has given to us. I congratulate the authors and recommend the book to every reader, especially those enduring the pain resulting from AIDS."

Sister Mary Rose McGeady, D.C.
President, Covenant House,
New York City

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