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Margery Frisbie
Once public relations director for Mundelein College, she has been an
editorial consultant,
producing publications for such clients as the Alexian Brothers and their
medical center in Elk
Grove Village, Ill. In addition to several books, she has written numerous
articles for magazines
and newspapers, currently including a column in the Arlington Heights,
Ill.,
Daily Herald. She also writes the "L'Osservatore Chicago" column for the
webzine
ChicagoCatholicNews.com
She was a
weekly columnist for Chicago's
Catholic New World
for six years. She was also children's book editor of
National Catholic Reporter
and a
contributing editor for
Marriage
magazine.
She has served pro bono as president, Northwest Community Services;
member, board of
councilors, Alexian Brothers Hospital; chairperson, Family Life
Commission, National Council of Catholic Women; member, Family Committee,
Illinois Status of Women Commission.
BOOKS BY
MARGERY FRISBIE
Life
Together: Poems by Margery Frisbie,
2009. Paperback, 36 pages, $6 plus $2 shipping
from Frisbie Communications (address below).
Old
Timers' Reunion: Remembering Early Days in Arlington Heights,
1997. For full text,
click here.
Or order your own copy from Frisbie Communications, 631 N. Dunton Ave.,
Arlington Heights, IL 60004. Paperback, 60 pages, $10.
An Alley
in Chicago: The Ministry of a City Priest,
Sheed & Ward, Kansas City, 1991. For full text, check
http://cawley.archives.nd.edu/etext/alleycon.htm.
Revised Commemorative edition, published in 2002 now in bookstores.
***"The fascinating story of a fascinating priest." Paul Simon, former
U.S. Senator.
***"Unique and revealing book about one of the Roman Catholic Church's
best priests." Georgie Anne Geyer, author and syndicated columnist.
***"Monsignor Jack Egan, the book about your life makes wonderful
reading." Ann Landers, syndicated columnist.
How
Beautiful Upon the Prairie: A History of the First United Methodist Church,
Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1988.
This
Bookish Inclination: The Story of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library,
1887-1987.
Friends of the Library, 1987.
***The
Library Quarterly
said: "Called a history of the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, in many
ways this delightful book is also a history of the early years in the
community...Easy reading...The opening chapter is wonderful and tempts the
tentative reader to explore further..."
***"Pervading tone is one of delight and pride.
L/C Book Review.
Mary Ward,
Kehl (West Germany): Editions Sadifa Media, 1986.
The Story
of the Alexian Brothers,
Lingolsheim Cedex (France): Editions Sadifa, 1984.
***"`Elegant' is a good word to describe Frisbie's account of the Alexian
Brothers' history."
Chicago Tribune.
Help Your
Child Enjoy Books,
St. Meinrad (Indiana): Abbey Press, 1964.
The
Do-It-Yourself Parent
(co-author), New York: Sheed & Ward, 1963.
Margery Frisbie also contributed chapters to
On the Run,
Chicago: Thomas More Press,
1974 and
Marriage Among Christians,
South Bend: Ave Maria Press, 1977.
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