The Tie between Violence and Values

by Deacon Jack Sullivan

In The Tie Between Violence and Values, Deacon Jack Sullivan examines the growing crisis of violence, moral decline, and spiritual emptiness in modern society. Drawing on decades of experience as a trial lawyer, court magistrate, and Catholic deacon, Sullivan argues that the erosion of faith, family, and virtue has contributed to social fragmentation and unrest. Blending cultural analysis, personal reflection, and spiritual insight, this provocative work calls readers toward moral renewal, evangelization, and a return to enduring Judeo-Christian values.

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TESTIMONIALS

“Deacon Jack Sullivan’s The Tie Between Violence and Values is a passionate and deeply reflective call to moral and spiritual renewal, challenging readers to confront the cultural consequences of abandoning faith, virtue, and the formative power of enduring values.” — Dr. Sebastian Mahfood, OP, author of The Narrative Spirituality of Dante’s Divine Comedy

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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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