Married to the church / Raymond Hedin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hedin, Raymond William, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--United States--Clergy.

Catholic Church.

St. Francis Seminary--Alumni and alumnae.

St. Francis Seminary.

Catholic ex-priests--United States.

Catholic ex-priests.

Alumni and alumnae.

Clergy.

United States.

Physical Description:

xxxvii, 266 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

Updated edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Praise for the first edition: "A poignant and powerfultruth works its way through Mr. Hedin's stories.... These were men of high ideals, of moral passion, and many of them continue to struggle mightily to live honorableand generous lives." -- Robert Coles, New York Times BookReview -- "A fascinating portrait of the priesthood today."-- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel -- Originally published in 1995, thisbook about a group of Roman Catholic seminarians has been updated in the wake of therecent sexual abuse scandal in the church. In the 1950s, Raymond Hedin was one of agroup of adolescents entering seminary during a time of dramatic change. When theyemerged as young men, they found that their sense of themselves as special, chosenby God, afforded them no special protection from the turmoil they encountered --from without and within. Married to the Church tells the story of those men, thechanges they have undergone, and the strategies they employ to live their liveswell. For this new edition, Hedin re-interviewed many of these men to learn theirreaction to the recent scandal and its impact upon their lives.

Contents:

An unfinished story

The haven of the seminary

Once a seminarian

Stirring up ghosts

The personal plight

Finding a place in the world

Divorced, still married

A livable priesthood

A sense of story.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [252]-259) and index.

ISBN:

0253342597

0253216117

OCLC:

51505498