Commonsense Wisdom for Everyday Life was my first published book. Whatever happens in our lives ripples out to affect everyone around us and sometimes people far away from us. We have an opportunity to affect the rest of the world on a daily basis. Commonsense Wisdom for Everyday Life considers the thoughts, actions and relationships we all experience on a daily basis.
We seldom stop to consider how what we think, do and share with others affect our lives and the loves of those around us. This book gives you a chance to spend a little time thinking about where your life is going and whether you need to make any changes in the course your life is taking.
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Young Man of the Cloth is a memoir of my nine years in the seminary and monastery. I was in training at the same time as many of the priests recently found to be sexually abusive. Wht wa semiary and monastic life like for priest candidates? What was it like to come of age in a sheltered religious environment? How did seminary students grapple with their identity and sexuality?
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The Pastor's Inferno is a fictional account of a priest's journey from denial to changing his life in a quest for redemption. Father John Spador learns how to confront his behavior qand its consequences as well as his motivations and relationshjips. His story shows how an otherwise ordinary person can become lsot to his demons and then work toward redefining his life.
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Navigating Life: Commonsense Reflections for the Voyage provides quotes, reeflections, anbd Life lab Lessons to help you understand your life in a spiritual context. It offers practical suggestions for finding your way on the sea of life while improving cooperation with your fellow travelers defineed as Awakening to the goodness and joy for which we are created.
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