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A Spiritual Odyssey Kindle Edition

by Brian O'Hare (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
A Spiritual Odyssey" is the compelling story of a six-year journey on two converging paths - a burgeoning spirituality, and a dramatic physical degeneration that took the author to the doors of death. It is essentially a witness to the miraculous grace of God, and how it reaches into both soul and body. The author struggles with questions of a theological nature, but not in an academic way. The questions emerge from the practical, often confusing circumstances, in which the author finds himself as he copes with dying and tries to understand his growing spirituality.

Significant commentators had this to say about A Spiritual Odyssey:
1. "Some of the medical descriptions chill the blood but the religious explorations are heart-warming .... a fine exposition of the riches of the Catholic tradition [David McLaurin, The Tablet]

2. Intelligent and sensitive...very moving...gives a graphic account of suffering and anguish...gives us wonderful vignettes of people he met on his journey. [Anthony Redmond, The Irish Catholic]

3. I read it with enjoyment and, I hope, profit. What distinguishes it from other spiritual works is the clarity of the prose and the honesty of the author [Professor Art Cosgrove, Vice-Chancellor, University College, Dublin]

4. It deserves a very wide readership as it has the potential to do a lot of good for God’s holy people. I have bought extra copies for friends who will be deeply touched by it. [Fr. Sean Fagan, International Theologian, lecturer and writer.]
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    November 29, 2023
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A FINE EXPOSITION OF THE RICHES OF THE CATHOLIC FAITH
A Spiritual Odyssey is the autobiographical story of Brian O'Hare's reawakening from dormant Catholicism to religious fervour. At the same time, it is a record of a severe and testing illness and describes the way the two experiences overlap. Some of the medical descriptions chill the blood, but the religious explorations are heart-warming. They range from reading theologians as different as Sean Fagan and Basil Hume, to a meeting with the sensible and down-to-earth Sr. Briege McKenna, and to a pilgrimage through the holy places of France, all of which make this a fine exposition of the riches of the Catholic tradition.
David McLaurin, [The Tablet, UK Catholic Journal]

IMPRESSIVE DESCRIPTION OF FAITH AND SUFFERING
I very much enjoyed and was impressed by the beautiful description of Brian O'Hare's spiritual odyssey. It deserves a very wide readership as it has the potential to a lot of good for God's holy people. Brian O'Hare is an excellent example of a committed Catholic trying to make sense of our faith in a constantly changing world. I was particularly pleased to find a number of references to some of my own work in his interesting explorations of what used to be described in theology as the last things - heaven, hell and purgatory. Of course, we know nothing about what comes after death. St. Paul makes it clear regarding the afterlife that "...eye has not seen, ear has not heard, what God has prepared for those who live him." Thus in discussing our speculative theological theories, we should examine them, as I am pleased to say Brian O'Hare does, in the light of the rest of our faith.
A Spiritual Odyssey is an excellent book for which the writer deserves many congratulations.
Rev. Sean Fagan [Author, Theologian and International Lecturer]

INTELLIGENT AND DEEPLY MOVING MEMOIR
There are two converging journeys in A Spiritual Odyssey by Brian O'Hare. After collapsing on holiday in Portugal, Brian was diagnosed with a serious liver disease. This eventually led to a liver transplant and Brian gives a graphic account of the suffering and anguish involved in all of this. He writes with deep affection for his wife and family and gives us wonderful vignettes of the people, some of them priests, he met on his journey.
As he battled with his illness, his relationship with God deepened. He went on pilgrimage to the French shrines and his description of Lourdes is truly evocative and marvellous.
He is obviously an intelligent and sensitive man who is interested in theological questions. What comes across very forcefully is his 'joie de vivre', his deep love for God and his family, and his determination to live life to the full and put it to some spiritual purpose.
Anthony Redmond [ Writing in The Irish Catholic. ]

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About Brian O'Hare, MA, Ph.D

Brian O'Hare's early writing was academic but when he decided to write fiction, his success surprised him. His books have won several awards and his first mystery novel, Angel of Death, led to the award-winning Inspector Sheehan Mysteries series. There are eight books in the series with a ninth on the way.

Before retirement he was Assistant Director of the Southern Regional College in Northern Ireland. Married, with three children, ten grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, he now writes full-time. For many years he and his wife enjoyed travelling, especially in France. He also enjoys reading, chess and plays golf twice a week.

Reviewers say that O'Hare writes with a keen eye for detail with his tales evolving at a surprisingly fast pace, that he leans towards the human side of his characters,that he imbues them with a real-world presence that is in turn witty and passionate. If you are interested in discovering whether or not there is any truth to these judgements, the novels are available on Amazon, sometimes at a reduced rate.

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