In Sanctity, Michael Bluvas explores the deep unity of Catholic spirituality and suffering. Blending personal testimony with theological insight, Bluvas illustrates how following our Father as He requests leads both the body and soul to greater holiness. Drawing on Scripture, Church tradition, and lived experience, this book invites readers into a holistic path of transformation rooted in Christ’s healing love. Ideal for personal reflection or group study.
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“Michael Bluvas offers a heartfelt witness to the integrated life of faith, illuminating how our spiritual and physical well-being are inseparably linked. Sanctity is a profound guide for anyone seeking authentic holiness in today’s world.” — Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism: A Framework for the Refutation of Atheism and the Evangelization of Atheists
Michael Bluvas, a lifelong Catholic, husband, and father of seven, is a first-time author with over twenty-five years of leadership experience in business and education. Inspired by a deep love for Jesus, Mary, and the Truth, he turned from spreadsheets to Scripture, ignited by a spiritual awakening during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from history, the Saints, Scripture, and Church teaching, his mission is to spark a fire of love and mercy through writing, speaking, and evangelization in the digital age.
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“A rollicking memoir of a versatile leader and family man with multiple degrees, professions and roles.” – Dr. Ronda Chervin, philosophy professor, writer and speaker
“Eventually, the Pendulum will Swing is a profound, hopeful reflection on life’s seasons—reminding us that every hardship eventually gives way to healing and renewal.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy
Bob Sizemore, a secular Franciscan, is a Catholic counselor who has served as an adjunct professor of sociology at Holy Apostles College & Seminary.
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Hope is like the dirt and the stars; it is part of forever.
In 2007 the international relief organization Food For The Poor spoke to a small parish in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, about a massive project of building a village in Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. The pastor of the church challenged the families of his congregation to make a difference in the world through this mission of hope because at the same time many families in Haiti were being challenged to hold onto another form of hope, that of mere survival. Kiki Latimer became St. Joseph’s Church Haiti Project chairperson for the next fifteen years.
Over these years these two worlds would be brought together through many different housing, educational, and agricultural projects. The original village story, written by Kiki, was published by Educa Vision as the children’s book Islands of Hope. The sequel, The Hopeful Coconut, continued the mission story with a deeper, more philosophical, understanding of hope. Kiki would eventually make three trips to Haiti. Here at last is her story of the heart-opening journey into a land of great joy and great sorrow; My Haiti Memoir brings to readers an understanding of hope that is indeed like the dirt and the stars.
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“The 15-year Haiti mission of St Joseph’s parish family in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, has been a beautiful act of generosity, charity, and justice. I am deeply grateful to Kiki for this book and the way in which she shares the beauty of that mission with all who read her testimony.” – Archbishop Richard Henning, Archdiocese of Boston, MA, and co-author of Missionary Priests in the Homeland: Our Call to Receive
“Kiki Latimer’s There Be Hope is a heartfelt testament to faith, resilience, and community efforts in Haiti. It powerfully reminds us how hope transforms lives, even amidst immense challenges. A must-read for anyone inspired by humanity’s enduring spirit.” – Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, co-author with Ronda Chervin of Catholic Realism
Kiki Latimer is the author of Islands of Hope, The WaterFire Duck, Bubble Butt, Heal of the Hand, Seeing God’s Face, Home for the Homily, co-author of Philosophy Begins in Wonder, and host of The Catholic Bookworm. She lives in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, with her husband Jim.
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Through heartfelt anecdotes and theological insight, Deacon Jack Sullivan shares his remarkable spiritual journey, highlighting miraculous healings attributed to St. John Henry Cardinal Newman. These experiences led to his ordination and contributed to Newman’s canonization, powerfully illustrating the ongoing impact of faith, prayer, and saintly intercession in our lives.
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“Once again Deacon Jack Sullivan has opened up for us his close relationship with St John Henry Newman, who has entered and changed his life in such a remarkable way. Now Jack also unfolds the wonder of intercessory prayer and the impact of the role of saints in the plan of God for each one of us. I hope many will be deeply touched by the accounts given in this book and, like Jack, will entrust themselves to the intercession of the saints, and to St John Henry Newman in particular. I thank Deacon Jack for this work of love and devotion.” – Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster, UK
“The Catechism of the Catholic Church reminds us that the saints share in the living tradition of prayer by the example of their lives. In his book When Heart speaks to Heart: My Ongoing Communion with St John Henry Cardinal Newman, Deacon Jack gives witness to this truth of faith through a deeply personal and moving account of his own encounter with God’s miraculous grace through the intercession of St John Henry Newman. Amid the numerous challenges that Deacon Jack has experienced on his journey of faith, his reliance and trust in the friendship of St John Henry Newman reveals evermore the profound beauty of the late Cardinal’s motto, Heart speaks to Heart – words which offer a greater insight and understanding as to the depths of God’s love, and which draws us further into our life with God. As Deacon Jack shares with us his remarkable stories of others who have also experienced God’s grace through the intercession of St John Henry Newman, these reflections remind us of our communion with the saints and their joyful witness to the presence of God for our world today.” – + Bernard Longley, Archbishop of Birmingham, UK
“Attributing powerful physical healings, including his own, to his communion with Cardinal Newman, in these pages, Deacon Jack will invite you into a heart-to-heart relationship with Jesus, through the holiness and sometimes miraculous intercession of St John Henry Newman.” – Robert P Reed, Auxiliary Bishop of Boston, President of the Catholic TV Network
“The history of our faith has many examples of those whom the Lord has chosen as his mouthpiece for the people of their day, quite often those who didn’t know why they were chosen, but who spoke profoundly of their encounter with the Lord. Deacon Jack Sullivan and his wife Carol have encountered the Lord in a very particular way through Jack’s healing through the intercession of Cardinal John Henry Newman. Deacon Jack has embraced this favor from the Lord and grown in love of the Lord through the ongoing Communion with St John Henry Newman. He has spent his life sharing the joy that this encounter has given him. To learn of the Lord’s goodness through a recipient of it is very special.” – Bishop Timothy Menezes, Bishop of the Archdiocese of Birmingham, UK
“It is rare indeed to find a book that can name and testify to such a full range of God’s loving action in the ordinariness and simplicity of everyday life, but this is such a book! The chapters are reflections, meditations, contemplations and finally conversations regarding the interaction of time and eternity. It speaks of the Lord’s election of Cardinal Newman to become the intercessor for Deacon Jack Sullivan’s prayers for healing and the mediator of God’s miracle in answer to those prayers. This begins their communion, and one that continues to bring healing, physical and spiritual, to numerous others as Deacon Jack evokes the intercession of St John Henry Newman on those who suffer.” – Bishop Arthur L. Kennedy, PHO, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus, Archdiocese of Boston
Born in 1938 in Braintree, Massachusetts, John A. “Jack” Sullivan was the son of Dorothy and Arthur Sullivan. He attended public schools, graduating from Braintree High School in 1957, and continued his education at Stonehill College, majoring in government history and philosophy. He pursued graduate studies at Georgetown University in Foreign Service before earning his law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1967.
Following law school, Deacon Jack practiced law for 13 years, focusing on criminal and civil trial work. He successfully defended his first murder case five years into his practice and appeared three times before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. In 1980, he was appointed Clerk/Magistrate of the Plymouth District Court, where he served for 30 years, advocating reforms in involuntary commitment laws for mental health and substance abuse cases.
Ordained a permanent deacon on September 14, 2002, at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Deacon Jack served at St. Thecla Parish in Pembroke and led prison ministry at Plymouth County Correctional Facility. With his wife Carol, whom he married in 1969, he also ministered to their parish community. They have three children—Brian, Jen, and Jessica—and two grandchildren.
On August 15, 2001, while suffering from a debilitating spinal condition, Deacon Jack was miraculously healed after praying to Cardinal John Henry Newman. The Vatican officially recognized the healing as a miracle in 2009, leading to Cardinal Newman’s beatification by Pope Benedict XVI in 2010. Deacon Jack served as the deacon at that Mass, proclaiming the Gospel beside the Pope.
He is the sole possessor outside the UK of a first-class relic of Newman, which he uses in his healing ministry. Today, Deacon Jack continues to honor Cardinal Newman through talks, healing services, and personal witness to God’s grace.
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The narrative opens with a prologue reflecting on the horrors of war and a spiritual awakening amidst chaos. Erlinger vividly describes his early romance with Lee, a relationship that shaped his aspirations and later heartbreak when she ended it. This loss led to a period of aimlessness and despair, culminating in his conscription into the army.
The text captures the grueling experience of boot camp and the psychological toll of adapting to military life. Once deployed, Erlinger navigates the physical and emotional trials of war, including moments of fear, camaraderie, and introspection. His reflections interweave the brutality of combat with a yearning for love and the life he left behind.
Through richly detailed prose, the memoir explores the enduring scars of war, the resilience of the human spirit, and the quest for meaning in the face of suffering.
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“James Erlinger’s Vietnam: an Elegy of Love & War pulls you in right from the start. Erlinger does a superb job of unfolding his Vietnam experience, jumping back and forth in time to keep the reader on their toes but always remaining tight and unified. The book stands out among veterans’ memoirs, not only for the beauty of Erlinger’s writing, but also for the amazing true love story it contains. I highly recommend it.” — Mark Piper, PhD, Professor of Philosophy, James Madison University
“Vietnam: an Elegy of Love & War is the cathartic memoir of an aimless young man who gets drafted during the Vietnam war. Every soldier from that war has a story to tell, and Erlinger tells his brilliantly. He explores the depths of his experiences and brings them to life for his readers. He does not apologize for his flaws but instead reveals his humanity openly and honestly. He finally finds Lee and realizes the hope for his future.” — Gregory Hempen, PhD, Geological Engineer, PE, RG
“Erlinger’s conversational writing style in Vietnam: an Elegy of Love & War put me in the war with him and gave me a bit of understanding about things veterans never willingly talked about. His humor made it seem like he was telling me his stories. I’d often well up with tears feeling his sadness and loneliness without Lee. I’m not sure he would have returned from Vietnam had it not been for her.” — Larry Porschen, Managing Partner UHY LLP, CPAs (Retired)
“Great storytelling and a powerful reminder of the cruel futility of war. Vietnam: an Elegy of Love & War is the raw firsthand account of a teenage soldier drafted to serve in the Vietnam War. Rife with all of its fears and horrors, the story is one of survival, all intertwined with a fervent hope and endless prayer to get back home to the love of his life. You may cry. You may laugh. You will not forget the brutal honest look at a senseless war and its lasting impact on the men who were forced to fight it.” — Chuck Neff, Broadcast Journalist, Author
“James Erlinger is a master storyteller—insightful, entertaining, witty, and sensitive. As I read his memoir Vietnam: an Elegy of Love & War, I was back … in the Army … in Vietnam. Sometimes raw, sometimes elegant, Erlinger writes with one eye on the story and the other on the reader. He is a reader’s writer. His path to war and home again is a familiar one for most Vietnam veterans. He writes about the great paradox of war: Though the warrior leaves the war, the war never leaves the warrior.” — Tom Reilly, Sergeant, Vietnam 1969-70, author of Hope in the Shadows of War, Koehler Books
James Adrian Erlinger is the proud patriarchal father of four children: a daughter and three sons; a doting grandfather to seven grandchildren; and a loving husband to Lee.
He started a successful agricultural brokerage business, has rehabbed over twenty houses, built four cabins, fly fishes for fun and golfs in frustration. He was introduced to Jesus Christ shortly after returning home from Vietnam, fittingly, in the air, by a stranger he was seated next to on an airplane.
He has strived to be kind, to do good, to act justly, to love tenderly, and to live life peacefully knowing for certain that life is precious and fleeting, that love is all that matters, that everything is meant to be, and that there’s no such thing as coincidence.
His writing has appeared in Proud to Be, Writing by American Warriors and Line of Advance Literary Journal.
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This book, inspired by an essay for Fr. Schall’s 90th birthday, reflects on the author’s relationship with the older Jesuit. It explores themes of “another sort of learning,” intertwining intellectual and spiritual growth, meditations on life and death, and the vocational journey of becoming a priest. Drawing from personal memories, it aims to honor Fr. Schall’s impact on the author’s faith and education.
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Fr. Stefanus Hendrianto, S.J. is a member of the Society of Jesus USA West Province (Jesuit West). In recent years, he served as a lecturer at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, Italy. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle, an LLM from Utrecht University in the Netherlands, and an LLB degree from Gadjah Mada University in Indonesia. Additionally, he earned both an MDiv and a ThM from Boston College. Fr. Hendrianto was born and raised in Indonesia, where he was actively involved in the student movement against the military dictatorship during his college years. After the fall of the military regime in 1998, he began a period of soul-searching that led him to leave the country to pursue graduate studies. During his time at the University of Washington Catholic Newman Center, he experienced a profound conversion of faith and met Fr. Robert Spitzer, S.J. This encounter prompted him to discern his calling to join the Society of Jesus. He entered the Jesuit Novitiate in 2009 and was ordained as a priest in 2019. As part of his regency assignment, he spent two years at Santa Clara University, where he taught at the law school and in the political science department. During his time there, he formed a friendship with Father James V. Schall, S.J., which became a significant part of the story in this book.
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