Currents of change were stirring in the late fifties, both in the Catholic Church and in American culture. But St. Mary's Seminary and University, Baltimore, operated in the "old way," according to rules laid down in 1869. This humorous but candid memoir follows its clueless author through the four years of theological study, spiritual formation and pastoral training preparing him, sorta, for ordination to the Roman Catholic priesthood in l961. The book has no axes to grind, but doesn't avoid issues both then and now, including some speculation about sex and celibacy, about hierarchy, about...
Currents of change were stirring in the late fifties, both in the Catholic Church and in American culture. But St. Mary's Seminary and University, Bal...
High hopes! And why not? The 'Sixties arrives with a young president, a Catholic Church on the brink of Vatican II, a youth culture pulsing with the energies of Rock and Roll, the civil rights movement gathering force. A young priest, newly ordained, eager to make an impact, ambitious without being aware of it, plunges into the 'cultural revolution.' He will learn that other agendas exist and other life possibilities, too. He discovers a world larger, richer, more exciting and darker than his sheltered upbringing permitted him to imagine. The 'Sixties ends with assassinations, betrayals,...
High hopes! And why not? The 'Sixties arrives with a young president, a Catholic Church on the brink of Vatican II, a youth culture pulsing with the e...
