{"product_id":"still-called-by-name-why-i-love-being-a-priest","title":"Still Called by Name: Why I Love Being a Priest","description":"\u003cp\u003eSTILL CALLED BY NAME\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeople often ask Dominc Grassi the question \u003ci\u003eWhy are you a priest\u003c\/i\u003e? Even unasked, it hangs in the air throughout his busy days as pastor of a large Chicago parish. Sometimes, he asks it of himself.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe answer unfolds in the stories he tells in this book--vivid tales of the way the youngest son of a North Side Chicago grocer has been privileged to witness the workings of God's grace and love in the lives of the people he serves.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn each of these tales, Fr. Grassi paits a candid portrait of the joys and difficulties of priestly life. But, as he explains, the joys always outweigh the heartache. \"I am just an ordinary person who still finds incredible joy, profound awe, silencing mystery, and overwhelming peace as a priest,\" he writes. These too-uncommon qualities--joy, awe, mystery, and peace--are abundant in his stories. They are the convincing answers to the question \u003ci\u003eWhy are you a priest\u003c\/i\u003e? They are the reasons why Catholics can rejoice that God still calls men like Dominic Grassi by name.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...(a) candid, searching, and often poignant retrospective...\" -\u003ci\u003e-Publishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fr. Grassi is clearly that most fortunate of men: one who truly loves his calling. His book shows us why he is happy to be a priest in a time that has proven challenging for all priests. (This book) is frank, thoughtful, and frequently funny.\"--Michael Raleigh, author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Castle of the Flynns\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blue Moon Circus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you've every wondered what it's like to be a priest--a really good priest--sti back and enjoy Fr. Dominic Grassi's stories. Dom comes at life with a big, open, loving heart.\"--Tom McGrath, editorial director of \u003ci\u003ePrepare the Word: Homilies from the Heart That Hit Home\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominc Grassi\u003c\/b\u003e, a lifelong Chicagoan, was ordained in 1973 and has been a pastor, an educator, a counselor, a coach, a retreat and vocation director, an inspirational speaker, an editor, and a writer. He is the autor of \u003ci\u003eBumping into God\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBumping into God Again\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Biography \u0026amp; memoir, Religious\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 189\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Loyola Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780829417159\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Loyola Press","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £5.43","offer_id":47914444619953,"sku":"SB-082941715X-C3","price":5.43,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/082941715X.jpg?v=1789238918","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/still-called-by-name-why-i-love-being-a-priest","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}