Together at last: Jimmy Fallon, Thomas Merton and me

I’m pleased to report that my blog neighbor (and fellow Queens resident) Pat McNamara has just published a new book, “New York Catholics,” with Orbis Books. It’s available today on Amazon.  Check it out. 

From the publisher:

The historical and spiritual legacy of New York City’s largest denomination comes alive in these biographies of 76 women and men who have helped make New York and America great, and whose character and qualities are uniquely New York and Catholic.

Those profiled include (drumroll, please) Thomas Merton, Elizabeth Seton, Dorothy Day, Fulton Sheen, along with contemporary New Yorkers like Jimmy Fallon, Martin Scorcese, Mychal Judge, Tony Rossi, Ed Wilkinson (venerable editor of The Tablet in the Diocese of Brooklyn), Regis Philbin …and me.  (How the hell did that happen??)

It’s quite an honor roll, and I’m humbled to be a part of it — and especially grateful to see the diaconate represented.

Michael Leach, author of “Why Stay Catholic?” blurbs about all this:

A compelling look at human goodness as it has been tested by life in one of the toughest and most compassionate cities in the world.

Congratulations, Pat!