Facing Life … Enjoy the Whether

About the Book

At first glance, “whether” seems like a misspelling of “weather.” It isn’t. “Whether” is a turning point in your life that will determine a change in direction. The road reaches a T, and you must go left or right and live with your choice. “Facing life” is the dawn of each new day or each new chapter. I aim to live each new day with faith, courage, and optimism. I did not become a Catholic priest or a Catholic deacon, but the call to follow Jesus is a universal call to all people. Many Americans are, have been, or will be married. The future (according to “Dawn”—her pen name) is for hope and for dreams to come true. Are you patient enough to do it God’s way? Since 2006, I have been conscious of this reality: “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.” My prayer for you: “Be well. Be whole. Be full of wisdom. And God bless you.”

About the Author

Born in 1947, I studied ten years in Roman Catholic seminaries to become a parish priest. I left home (Big Rapids, Michigan) at fourteen to begin high school. I completed my BA cum laude from the State of New York. For theology training, I was assigned to the North American College, Vatican City State. This allowed me to experience different cultures through travel. I made my first adult profession of faith in 1971 in St. Peter’s Basilica. I told God, “I will serve You for the rest of my life, whether or not that includes Catholic priesthood.” Six days later, I was back home with my parents, suffering the beginning of a nervous breakdown due to stress. I was hospitalized in 1973 for schizophrenia and again in 1985 for schizoaffective, bipolar type. I no longer live in the past, trying to repeat yesterday.