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Summary: fantastic book
Review: this was a very moving fantastic book. This guys faith is awesome. I got many copies of this book and sent them to my friends. I highly recommend this.
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Summary: Happy and Sad at the Same Time
Review: When Mother Teresa passed away, it was obvious to anyone with even a pea-sized brain that she was ready. Her lifetime of good work and unwavering devotion to God through bold acts of faith had inspired the world for decades. There was very little sadness when she went home to a richly deserved reward.In A Priest Forever, we meet another individual who was thoroughly prepared to meet God. Unfortunately, there is great sadness in the life of Father Eugene Hamilton because his time on earth was so short and the promise of all the good work he could have done will never be fulfilled. From an early age, Gene Hamilton showed a maturity, grace, and reverent nature beyond his years. The tale offers no surprise by his decision to enter a seminary. Heartache awaits the reader as Gene is diagnosed with terminal cancer, and we witness his heroic battle to live and follow his dream of being ordained. When the facts obviously point to his not lasting long enough to complete priestly training, the Vatican responds to his seminary's and Cardinal O'Connor's request granting a rare dispensation allowing early ordination. Just days before this speeded up sacrament is to be bestowed upon him, Gene takes a major turn for the worse. Due to the quick thinking and actions of his brother and the bishop at his seminary, an impromptu ceremony was held on Gene's deathbed in his living room just three hours before his earthly existence ended. Catholics belief in the permanence of ordination so the title is apt. knowing that Father Eugene Hamilton-who never even donned priestly vestments in this life-is indeed a priest forever. As sad as the story is-knowing that he could not live out the dreams of his priesthood, seeing the family and loved ones left behind after the loss of this extraordinary 25 year old, and learning the pain that perdured throughout his final months-there is nonetheless a powerfully upliftng result from reading this book. His life will never be as well known as Mother Teresa, and he did not have the opportunity to touch nearly as many people, but in his brief quarter-century he set a brave example and was completely ready to meet God.
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