Coming to bookstores November 14, 2025

Published by Monkfish Book Publishing Co., Rhinebeck, N.Y.

 “My Son the Priest” offers a rare, often entertaining glimpse into the highly unusual Jesuit formation process, which includes sending would-be priests off on pilgrimages with $35 in their pockets, what happens when a priest falls in love, and what it’s like to share living quarters with a bunch of guys who don’t always make perfect housemates.

If you’ve ever wondered how Pope Francis got to be pope (after all, he was a Jesuit who made a public promise not to “strive for” or “ambition” high offices in the church), why Jesuits may be harder to spot than other priests, or what the virgin martyrs may still have to say to us, the answers are here in this captivating memoir.

The book also takes on tough issues, from the church’s history of sexual abuse to its treatment of women, and asks some challenging questions: Is it possible to be Catholic, liberal, and a feminist all at the same time? What does it mean to call yourself a Catholic?