Familiar themes of a wounded church take fictional form
For the past 15 years, Fr. Donald Cozzens has distinguished
himself as a commentator on religious and cultural issues, especially
those relating to the sexual and financial crises gripping the Catholic
church. His best-selling book The Changing Face of the Priesthood
exploded onto the religious publishing scene in 2000, receiving both
broad acclaim and fierce critique -- and changing the direction of his
ministry as a priest. He went on to write four more books, including Sacred Silence: Denial and the Crisis in the Church (2002) and Notes From the Underground: The Spiritual Journal of a Secular Priest
(2013). He now travels widely, lecturing on the upheavals engulfing the
Catholic church and leading retreats for priests and religious. He is
also a writer-in-residence and adjunct professor at John Carroll
University in Ohio.
