"How to Change the World Two Feet at a Time" is a biographical memoir of the life of Fr. Marvin Mottet distilled from over 100 hours of recorded interviews before his death in 2016. It is a paraphrase of his own words with author comments for context. Four parts cover four stages of his remarkable life: Playmaker, Organizer, Developer, and Healer. Topics included are childhood on a dairy farm near Ottumwa, Iowa; the Great Depression; anti-Catholicism; early leadership qualities; first love; social activism at St. Ambrose University; priesthood; leadership in civil rights movement in Davenport, Iowa; Martin Luther King, Jr.; high school teaching; experiences in Latin America; cancer miracle; Social Action Department; Catholic charismatic movement; Catholic Campaign for Human Development; life in Washington, D.C.; Catholic Worker House; Pacem in Terris Award; Mother Theresa; restoration of Sacred Heart Cathedral; Quad Cities Interfaith; Interfaith Housing; clergy sex abuse scandal; worker-owned coops; fundraising; healing ministry; exorcism; aging; and preparation for death.--Publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.