In Go in Peace: May Our Lives Always Give Glory to God, retired firefighter, deacon, chaplain, and teacher Tony Surozenski reflects on a lifetime of service shaped by faith, family, and courage. Through stories of firefighting, prayer, miracles of the Eucharist, and humble lessons learned, he reveals how God’s grace guided every chapter. A heartfelt testimony to finding peace, purpose, and gratitude in serving others for the greater glory of God.
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“We have read this wonderful book written by one of our dear Deacons at our parish. We are so blessed to have him. “Go in Peace” is a well-written, uplifting, easy-to-read book. It’s thought-provoking and provides an insightful view into how he intertwines family and career to enrich his spiritual life, mixed with a nice touch of humor. It is definitely well worth the read!” – Members of St. Pius X Rosary Group, South Yarmouth, Massachusetts
“In writing Go in Peace, Deacon Tony shares a wonderful explanation of how prayer, Holy Mass and the Rosary guide you through your everyday life. With guidance from Deacon Tony’s book my daily prayer life changed, and helped center me knowing God is by my side in everything I do.” – Kathleen J. Barrett, Administrative Assistant, Office of the Diaconate, Diocese of Worcester
“A retired Firefighter/Fire Chaplin/Teacher Looks back on his years of service is a heartfelt journey through one’s life that is well written and easy to read. Tony has elegantly tied in how his faith in the lord has enriched his life experiences from childhood into adulthood…. Experiences that range personally as a husband, father and friend to many…professionally as a firefighter and a science teacher, as well as spiritually as an ordained deacon in the Catholic Church. The chapters flow beautifully. There is great detail of his personal experiences that have deepened his faith in the lord which has enriched his life as well as the life of many others. Brilliantly written, a must read.” – Jim Clayton, Retired President/COO Target Securities, Member New York Stock
“I’ve been around for a long time but have never met a writer like Deacon Tony. I found this book to be extremely interesting from a writer who talks from the heart and extremely cares about the good will of people. This story tells about real love and feelings that Tony feels for others and people he will never forget. God Bless you Tony and please continue to write.” – Stephen Ring, former Professional Baseball Player
“Tony Surozenski’s Go in Peace burns with the quiet fire of a servant’s heart—faith refined through service, love tested by suffering, and peace discovered in surrender. A luminous witness to God’s glory lived and shared.” — Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism: A Framework for the Refutation of Atheism and the Evangelization of Atheists
Deacon Tony Surozenski was born on December 20, 1944, in Webster, Massachusetts, and has spent his life serving others through education, firefighting, and ministry. He attended St. Joseph Elementary School and Bartlett High School before earning a Bachelor of Science (1966) and a Master of Education from Worcester State College (now University). A certified Master Catechist in the Diocese of Worcester, he completed the four-year Diaconate Formation Program and was ordained a deacon in 1990.
Tony began his career as a science teacher in Oxford, Massachusetts, and later taught general, life, and environmental sciences for more than three decades at Shepherd Hill Regional High School, where he also served as Media Specialist. Alongside his teaching vocation, he worked as a firefighter and Captain of Ladder Company One for the Webster Fire Department from 1966 to 1990, later serving as Fire Chaplain until 2008. His compassionate leadership extended to the Massachusetts Corps of Fire Chaplains, where he was Chief Chaplain’s Aide for Spiritual Care, and to regional Critical Incident Stress Management and Suicide Prevention Teams.
In the Diocese of Worcester, he has served as both Assistant Director and Director of the Office of the Diaconate and has contributed to the Tribunal Office. His ministry and crisis work have brought him to sites of great tragedy, including Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks. Deacon Tony continues to inspire through his witness of service, faith, and compassion—living out his lifelong call to bring God’s peace where it is most needed.
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The journey to the Father is a joyful one, but there are times that the fragments of life, like bits and pieces of broken glass, seem shattered, seem useless. God takes those seemingly worthless moments, and shapes them into patterns of beauty, that only his eye can see. Like a patient stained-glass artist or sculptor, God reminds us that the ultimate pattern of our life cannot be visible in this life, but the Divine Artisan already sees the finished masterpiece.
Spiritual direction is looking at our life through God’s eyes, seeing that even amid life’s disappointments and difficulties, amid the joys of the journey, that every moment is meaningful. “Though I am sure that God could do a perfect job without our assistance, He takes joy in working with His beloved little ones. Working hand in hand with humanity must warm the Sacred Heart, just as it fills us with a sense of purpose, importance, and happiness. It is an honor to be invited to such a noble task.”
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“Rev. Michael Stalla writes as a true shepherd of souls. The Disciple Christ Deserves leads us beyond comfort into conversion—where prayer becomes encounter, suffering becomes offering, and discipleship becomes the response Christ deserves from every heart.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Father Michael J. Stalla, DMin was ordained for the Diocese of Cleveland in 2003 and ministered at diocesan parishes. In 2009, Father discerned a call to the missions and was appointed to the Cleveland Diocesan Latin America Mission in El Salvador. For six years he served as pastor of two parishes and 26 mission stations. Father Stalla returned to the diocese in 2015 as pastor of SS. Cosmas and Damian Parish in Twinsburg. Father Stalla served as the Coordinator of Pastoral Formation on the faculty of Saint Mary Seminary and Graduate School of Theology. In 2025, he was appointed pastor of SS. Robert and William Parish and St. John of the Cross Parish, Euclid. He has given conferences, missions, and retreats internationally. His motto is “Today listen to the voice of the Lord!”
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In Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil?, Ivan Arthur crafts a collection of “incensed pieces” that probe the contradictions of faith with wit, lyricism, and humility. Through poems, prayers, and reflections that wrestle with doubt, devotion, and divine irony, Arthur exposes the ache and beauty of belief. At once confessional and comic, his work transforms ordinary struggles into luminous encounters with grace and the mystery of God.
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“Ivan Arthur writes with the rare fire of faith tempered by wit. Why Can’t We Write as Well as the Devil? illumines the struggle to believe with a voice both wounded and redeemed—a truly inspired confession.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Ivan Arthur is the author of eight previous books:
Arthur was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Communication Arts Guild, Mumbai, and is a three-times recipient of the WPP Atticus Award for original writing. He lives in Goa, India, with Ingrid, his wife.
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This book reveals Mary’s maternal role in the history of salvation—from Genesis to Revelation—as the New Eve, Mediatrix, and Co-Redemptrix. It shows how, by God’s will, her cooperation in redemption was decisive and continues through her love and intercession for all humanity. Drawing from Scripture, Tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium, it invites readers to discover Mary as their true Mother and to embrace her enduring presence in God’s saving plan.
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“Fr. Agustín Giménez González offers the Church a masterpiece of Marian theology. Mary, My Mother reveals, with scholarly depth and pastoral clarity, the Virgin’s co-redemptive love woven through Scripture, Tradition, and history. This luminous synthesis of devotion and doctrine will deepen every reader’s understanding of Mary’s indispensable role in God’s saving plan.” — Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Agustín Giménez González is a Diocesan priest of Madrid, Spain (since 1999), a Doctor in Biblical Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome (2009), and a Professor of Sacred Scripture at the San Dámaso Ecclesiastical University (since 2007), accredited by ANECA. He has served as parochial vicar at Virgen del Carmen (Móstoles) and Nuestra Señora de Zarzaquemada (Leganés), and currently serves at San Juan de Ávila (Móstoles). He is also Director of the Diocesan Marian Forum of Getafe and chaplain to the Discalced Carmelite nuns of the Cerro de los Ángeles. He is a member of the Spanish Biblical Association, the Spanish Center of Sindonology, the Spanish Mariological Society, and the International Marian Association. He has published numerous articles in academic journals, theological and Old Testament manuals, and biblical monographs on themes such as the persecuted just one, divine sonship, and the chronology of Jesus, as well as a commentary on the Book of Wisdom (BAC Publishing).
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In this bold and deeply reasoned work, Catholic philosopher Donald G. Boland examines moral complicity in the modern age through the lens of St. Thomas Aquinas’s teaching on the Fifth Commandment. Dedicated to St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More, the book confronts the moral blindness of our times, exploring abortion, justice, and conscience with Thomistic rigor, historical depth, and prophetic clarity. A courageous call to moral renewal within the Church.
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“‘The scandal and harm inflicted upon the Mystical Body of Christ in particular and society in general by a Catholic Cardinal Archbishop in his advocacy that a Catholic Senator with a long history of public and legislative support for abortion and infanticide be honoured with a life-time achievement award is incalculable. In the light of Catholic Faith, for those who can still see in that supernatural light, it apes the Scourging of the Sacred Body of Christ at the Pillar. We know where and how that ended. In the light of reason, had by all sane men, women and children, such self-deluded and irrational rejection of the natural moral law and the advocacy of its vilest contradiction in the murder of unborn innocents is indefensible and deserves the strongest possible rejection and public condemnation. This Dr Boland does with aplomb, vigour and logical precision; but who of the feeble “want to be popular” Catholic Hierarchy and the positivist Catholic lawyers feasting with them heartily in sinecure have the brains and spine to do the same. Dr Boland’s book deserves a book of the year award.” – Frank Calneggia, editor of the selected works of Frits Albers
“Being Catholic and Other Meanings of Murder pierces through moral confusion with luminous Thomistic clarity. Boland speaks as a prophet to our age, calling conscience and reason back into harmony with divine truth.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism: A Framework for the Refutation of Atheism and the Evangelization of Atheists
Donald G Boland Ll. B. (Sydney), Ph. D. (Angelicum) is a founding member of the Centre for Catholic Studies Inc. in Sydney Australia and is one of its former Presidents. He practiced for a number of years as a lawyer having a degree in law from the University of Sydney. Over much the same time, having obtained a doctorate in philosophy from the University of St. Thomas in Rome, he has taught philosophy and law in both Catholic and secular educational institutions, such as the University of Technology, Sydney, the University of Newcastle, the Aquinas Academy, the Centre for Thomistic Studies Inc., now operating under the name of the Centre for Catholic Studies Inc., and various Catholic seminaries, such as those of the Marists and the Vincentians. His doctoral thesis was on the concepts of utility and value in economics as found in the works of Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas.
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