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Acts of Contrition
Acts of Contrition
Author: John Cooney
Chosen to investigate Monsignor Pat Hogan, who is soon to be appointed bishop, Father Kevin Kelly, Vietnam veteran-turned-priest, delves deeper and deeper into the dark secrets of Hogan's past. Reprint. K.
ISBN-13: 9780517131152
ISBN-10: 0517131153
Publication Date: 9/26/1994
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Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Erinyes avatar reviewed Acts of Contrition on + 279 more book reviews
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I loved this book. It was a wonderfully layered book regarding the Catholic church. I loved the characters and enjoyed peeling back the layers of mystery to the truth. I have read this book until it fell apart and I had to buy a new one!
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Three very promising seminarians so close they were known as "the Trinity" go their separate ways after being ordained as Catholic priests in 1972. One becomes involved in anti-Vietnam War politics, a la the Berrigan brothers, one with seemingly unlimited potential dies, an apparent suicide, and the third becomes a famous television personality, interviewing celebrities about spiritual matters. TV host Monsignor Pat Hogan is so popular, in fact, that he becomes a candidate for bishop. When the Vatican receives a cryptic message referring to the Trinity's "mortal sin," however, ex-Green Beret Father Kevin Kelly is called in to investigate
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