
Vows
The Story of a Priest, a Nun, and Their Son
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Narrated by:
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Patrick Lawlor
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By:
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Peter Manseau
Once married, the Manseaus continued to fight for Father Bill's right to serve the church as a priest, and it was into this situation that Peter and his siblings were born and raised to be good Catholics while they witnessed their father's personal conflict with the church's hierarchy. A multigenerational tale of spirituality, Vows also charts Peter's own calling, one which he tried to deny even as he felt compelled to consider the monastic life, toying with the idea of continuing a family tradition that stretches back over 300 years of Irish and French Catholic priests and nuns.
It is also in Peter's deft hands that we learn about a culture and a religion that has shaped so much of American life, affected generations of true believers, and withstood great turmoil. Vows is a compelling tale of one family's unshakable faith that to be called is to serve, however high the cost may be.
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Critic reviews
"Seductively well written." (Publishers Weekly)
"An ultimately upbeat affirmation of faith and family love." (Booklist)
I think Manseau explains the Catholic elements well enough for non Catholics to follow the narrative. I don't know what the reviewer below referred to with the "Mary worship" comment as the Catholicism presented, even pre-Vatican II, is not that old sterotype. The author tries to maintain a respect for other branches of Christianity as well as other faith traditions and is (overall) respectful of Catholicism. While often suppporting marriage for priests, the story does not voice support so often for women's ordination; it does, however, give women religious credit for their often overlooked central contribution to the growth of North American Catholicism by mid century (the "brick and mortar" phase that they underwrote by their labor).
Good social history in an easy listen
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A troubling but, pleasurable story.
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