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Let me begin today,
illumined by Thy light, to destroy this part of the
natural man which lives in me in its entirety, the
obstacle that constantly keeps me from Thy Love.
Taught this prayer as a boy by his
grandfather, James Dressler recites it each time
he’s tempted by earthly desires. Originally drawn to
the priesthood by the mystery, purity, and sensual
fabric of the Church, as well as by its promise of a
safe harbor from his tempestuous home, James finds
himself — just a few years after his ordination —
attracted again to his first love, Betty García.
Torn between these opposing desires, and haunted by
his familial heritage, James finds himself at a
crossroads. Exploring age-old and yet urgently
contemporary issues in the Catholic Church, and
infused throughout by a rich sense of the history
and vibrant texture of St. Paul, and infused
throughout by a rich sense of the history and
vibrant texture of St. Paul, this is an utterly
honest and subtly lyrical novel.
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