Who is Andrew Greeley
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Fr. Andrew Greeley: Priest, Author, Sociologist
Chicagoan Fr. Andrew Greeley is a Catholic priest and sociologist who is the author of many works of fiction and non-fiction. Among his accomplishments is a Chicago newspaper column and several fictional serieses including the Blackie Ryan mysteries and the Nuala McGrail mysteries.
In 2008, Father Greeley was seriously injured in an accident involving a taxicab and slipping on a curb. He has been in serious condition recouperating since then.
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Irish Tiger
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Laura Durkin
Oct 8, 2011 @ 5:16 pm | delete
- You have written such nice things about my uncle. Thought you might be interested in this nice piece that the PBS Show Religion and Ethics Newsweekly did on Uncle. They are very nice people!
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/episodes/october-7-2011/andrew-greeley/9665/
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dizomca
Oct 2, 2011 @ 1:13 pm | delete
- I have read Father Andrew's books since the mid-1980s. I have grieved for the millions of Catholics, both current and former, who have missed out on the beauty and essence of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as illustrated in his books, both non-fiction AND fiction. I would say that I have been a somewhat "cafeteria" Catholic over the past several decades in that I choose to so totally embrace the manifestations of God and the Holy Spirit, and not least, Mary, the Blessed Mother of Jesus, as depicted so beautifully and humanly in Fr. Andrew's books, while looking with trepidation and utter dismay at the Non-Jesus like dictums and attitudes of the church's hierarchy. I would not trade away the privledge to have been educated in grades one through nine in Catholic Schools because I choose to benefit and share who I am through the decades as someone who cherishes God's word and tries to live it as described in the words of the likes of Andrew
Greeley, as opposed to the "brimstone and fire" perspective, which is where the hierarchy seems to be again directing us, while excusing themselves in delusional thinking. And I am
not referring to today's parish priests in shrinking numbers, who give up sleep and trying to have a life as they struggle to help us make sense of today's Catholic Church.
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Lynettesker
Dec 27, 2010 @ 11:30 pm | delete
- i've been reading his books since late 90s when his book "All About Women" captured my attention in our college library. Since then I have collected about 50 plus books including his autobio "Confessions of a Parish Priest" and he has been such an inspiration on faith, wonder and surprise. I wish more people would get to know his works.
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jptanabe
Jul 7, 2010 @ 4:39 pm | delete
- I haven't read any of Fr. Andrew Greeley's fictional works yet, so now I'll be checking out his Nuala Anne McGrail series!
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mbgphoto
Jan 18, 2010 @ 5:43 pm | delete
- Nice lens. I have read a couple of his books and your reminder will have me checking out more Andrew Greeley at the library!
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Marie Lethbridge
Sep 29, 2009 @ 5:00 pm | delete
- I love the Nuala series. read all and am now reading Irish Tiger. THUMBS UP to all of Fr. Greeleys works, he is one of a kind GOD BLESS HIM and keep him in HIS CARE.
love, friendship and prayers for our Andy. tm
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Non-fiction from Fr. Andrew Greeley
The Catholic Imagination
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Amazon.com Review
The Catholic Imagination is Andrew Greeley's attempt to summarize what is unique about Catholic culture. "Catholics live in an enchanted world, a world of statues and holy water, stained glass and votive candles, saints and religious medals, rosary beads and holy pictures," Greeley writes. "But these Catholic paraphernalia are mere hints of a deeper and more pervasive religious sensibility which inclines Catholics to see the Holy lurking in creation." In seven chapters, The Catholic Imagination considers some of the central themes of Catholic culture--sacrament, salvation, community, festival, hierarchy, erotic desire, and the mother love of God--particularly as they have been treated by Catholic artists. The book's theological and aesthetic observations gain force from its sociological insights. (Greeley teaches Sociology at the University of Chicago and the University of Arizona.). Read the chapter on "Sacred Desire" first. There's good stuff here on Bernini (later in the book he moves on to Scorsese, Mozart, and others); but even more fascinating is Greeley's empirical evidence that "Catholics have sex more often, they are more playful in their sexual encounters, and they enjoy sex more [than other Americans]."
The Great Mysteries: Experiencing Catholic Faith from the Inside Out
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From Booklist
Although literary critics have often roundly disparaged his best-selling fiction, few religious scholars have been able to distill the often-arcane mysteries of Catholicism with the passion and the clarity of Father Greeley. A sociologist by training, he has the ability of communicating complex theological ideas in digestible lay prose. Classifying the fundamental questions of Christian faith into comprehensible categories, he addresses the mysteries of God, Jesus, Mary, the spirit, the cross, salvation, grace, the Eucharist, the Church, baptism, heaven, and the Last Judgment. Grounding these spiritual concepts and symbols firmly in the story of the human experience, Greeley is able to fashion a readily accessible "catechism for our times." This deceptively simple catechesis is actually an invaluable primer of Catholic beliefs and traditions that will intrigue both the faithful and the merely curious. Margaret Flanagan
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Jesus: A Meditation on His Stories and His Relationships with Women
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Father Andrew Greeley is well known for his sometimes spicy murder mysteries and his always progressive view of religion in general and the Catholic Church in particular. It comes as no surprise that he would pen this delightful exploration of Jesus' relationships with women. Focusing largely on the parables, the book brings fresh meaning to these familiar stories, infusing them with what Greeley terms "the good news of a Great Surprise," the marvelous revelation of God's love and acceptance of women in a largely male-dominated society. Many of the women are unnamed-the Samaritan woman, the woman at the well, etc.-and some are named, like Mary of Magdala, who may have had a romantic relationship with Jesus. Greeley is certainly a prolific author-he's written some 50 works of fiction and more than 100 works of nonfiction-and this book illustrates why he is so popular. He takes the familiar-in this case, the parables of Jesus-and infuses it with new life and meaning. He leaves behind the dour, solemn proclamations of the church fathers and reminds us that "Jesus delights in surprising those he loves." In fact, Greeley's observations go far beyond Jesus' relationships with women, reminding us that God's love extends to even the least of us
