Description
This book provides an in-depth sampling of the best satirical writings by Fr. Paul Mankowski, S.J., a brilliant, perceptive, and knowledgeable analyst of Church affairs during the early twenty-first century. Writing under the pseudonym Diogenes, Fr. Mankowski delighted his many readers with his keen observations and biting wit.
Fr. Mankowski had a special gift for satire, and--appropriately for a man who had been a boxer in his student days--he never pulled his punches. Yet he could empathize with confused teenagers, elderly dementia patients, and ordinary Catholics in the pews. While teaching in Rome, he spent his Christmas vacations working among the poorest of the poor with the Missionaries of Charity, and some of his journal entries about these experiences are included in this collection.
Diogenes could be a cynical commentator, but the man behind this persona was a committed and self-sacrificing Catholic priest.
Author: Phil F. Lawler
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 11/15/2022
Pages: 294
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 8.95h x 6.11w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9781621645085
ISBN10: 1621645088
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Living | General
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
- Religion | Christian Church | General
About the Author
Philip F. Lawler is the editor of Catholic World News, the director of the Center for Restoration of Christian Culture at Thomas More College, and the author of several books, including most recently Contagious Faith.