For Finley, a freelance journalist in Washington state, his Catholic schooling, while not free of dissatisfactions, was the basis of an adventure in faith that, begun in 1953 in the Pacific Northwest, continues to the present. Describing his journey through Catholic education from grade school to graduate school, he states, "The main thing I received from the Catholic school environment--and the same is true for my children today--was a sensitivity or receptivity to the presence of the Divine Mystery in anything and everything." Interspersed with his personal story are brief historical and theological explorations of such subjects as Marianism and the existence of angels. His apologia for parochial schools is laced with humor and insights that (despite his references to his wife as "good spouse") add up to an appealing account of an ongoing spiritual pilgrimage. Finley is a four-time Catholic Press Award winner.
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Finley, a four-time winner of the Catholic Press Award for Journalism, has written his own recollections of growing up in Catholic educational institutions. Perhaps written in response to a recent rash of negative remembrances of Catholic education, Finley's work is a positive, gently humorous treatment of his own years in Catholic schools. He feels that much of what he learned provided him with a solid foundation for his adult life. Since the book is geared toward those of a Catholic persuasion, familiarity with the customs, rituals, and structure of the Catholic Church is helpful. However, nuggets of wisdom that cross denominational barriers are sprinkled throughout. Recommended for libraries serving a substantial Catholic population.
- Joanna M. Thompson, Bluefield State Coll. Lib., W. Va.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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