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A Saint and a Sinner

The Rise and Fall of a Beloved Catholic Priest

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A Saint and a Sinner

By: Stephen H. Donnelly, Diane O'Bryan
Narrated by: Scott Wallace
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Ex-priest Stephen H. Donnelly’s memoir, A Saint and a Sinner, is an immersive experience into the world of a Catholic priest and a brutally honest account of Stephen’s journey of sinfulness. At age 42, Stephen was ordained a Roman Catholic priest. As he stood before God, the bishop, and the congregation, he made promises he struggled to keep. Three years into his priesthood, he descended into a world of cocaine and alcohol abuse. Fellow priests intervened, and after multiple stints in rehab, Stephen turned his life around and became well-known in Alcoholics Anonymous circles as the “Irish priest with a problem".

During his seven years as Associate Pastor of St. Patrick’s Church, Huntington, New York, he became known among parishioners as a “rock star”. They were among the best years of his priesthood. He was Stephen: the man, the Catholic, and the priest at his absolute best. But in 2018, while assigned to a new parish, the unthinkable happened, and it threatened to destroy everything he held dear.

©2020 Diane O'Bryan (P)2020 Diane O'Bryan
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Amazing book. What it is really like being a priest. Celibacy has to end. We need priests like Father Stephen

Fantastic book, what it is like to be a priest

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This book is too good to not become a miniseries. Someone please take up the project...!

It gets better with every chapter...

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Remarkable story of one man's journey through addiction and reconciliation with God and himself.

I couldn't put this one down!

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