Parish Priest Book signing at EDW

It is a great honor to be able to welcome Douglas Brinkley to Edward Douglas White for a book-signing event. Parish Priest, as of February 19, is number 29 on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list.

"Father McGivney's vision remains as relevant as ever in the changed circumstances of today's church and society."
~ Pope John Paul II

“Michael McGivney had an understanding of them all: the fathers, the mothers, the children, an everyday trinity more fragile in modern life than anyone else seemed to realize.”
~ excerpt from Parish Priest

Douglas Brinkley is a renowned New York Times bestselling author for The Boys of Pointe Du Hoc, and Tour of Duty: John Kerry and the Vietnam War. Brinkley has authored award-winning biographies of Jimmy Carter, Franklin Roosevelt, Dean Acheson, Rosa Parks and James Forrestal. He also edited Jack Kerouac’s diaries, amongst numerous other works. He has now turned his efforts to the founder of the Knights of Columbus, and candidate for sainthood, Father Michael McGivney.

Brinkley and Julie Fenster were intrigued while during the height of the pedophilia scandals they heard of a parish priest who truly knew what the priestly vocation was meant to be. Fr. McGivney is a reminder to us of the goodness of the vast majority of our modern parish priests who strive to serve our parishes with love and devotion.

This is a very exciting time for the council. We have a unique opportunity to have at Reserve Hill this distinguished author; and I sincerely hope that you and your family will be able to join us in strong numbers to support EDW and this book. Parish Priest will be available for purchase during the book signing.

We will be inviting our own parish priests and Bishop Loverde to the event, as well as the general public and the media. A large turnout of EDW members will go far to encourage future events of this caliber.