If you believe in a Higher Power; if you are a person of faith; if you are gay, straight, or questioning your sexuality, A Cry for Healing will touch the soft, velvet part of your heart. If you are the victim of physical or sexual abuse, or love someone who has been abused, A Cry for Healing will lead you to a new understanding and a state of forgiveness. If you are seeking emotional, spiritual, or physical healing, A Cry for Healing will help you learn to let your inner child comfort your adult pain. This is the story of a man who is diagnosed with cancer. While he is undergoing treatment, deeply buried memories rise to the surface—memories of the sexual molestation in his past that, unbeknownst to him, shaped his life and will influence his journey of discovery, acceptance, and forgiveness. Along the way he also must come to terms with an abusive father, forgive him, and even preside at his funeral. Ultimately, this compelling book is the story of grace, reminding us that something whole and Divine and deeply alive thrives beneath our suffering, tirelessly healing us and making us whole once again. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To watch a video trailer for "A Cry for Healing", type the title name on youtube or copy and paste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJ2nzLob2j0

Larry W. Weidner was born in Columbus, Wisconsin in 1950. He is the middle child of five. He received his associate degree in Floral Design in 1971 from Kenosha Technical Institute. In the fall of 1971 he moved to Phoenix, Arizona and worked as a floral designer. In 1974 he entered the seminary receiving his BA in Philosophy in 1976. In 1980 he received his Master of Divinity and was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest. . . . . . . . . . . As Associate Pastor he was a member and chairman of the Diocesan Vocation Board. In 1999 he wrote an article on vocations to the priesthood that was published in the National Catholic Reporter. He facilitated several workshops on giving high school retreats, and in 1983, compiled a manual on high school retreats for youth ministers. . . . . . . .During his pastorates, he was Vicar Forane (the Bishop representative) of the northern Arizona Vicariate and the Phoenix Metropolitan Vicariate and a former member of the Priests’ Assurance Association (the Priest’s Retirement Planning Board). He served as a member of the Diocesan Building Committee and the Vicar of Diocesan Buildings and Properties. . . . . . . . He served as pastor of St. Joseph’s parish in Williams, AZ from 1987 to 1989. He was appointed Pastor of St. Joan of Arc Parish in Phoenix in1989 to 2008, preaching to over three thousand people each week-end. . . . . . . . In 2009 he began his Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) training at Banner Thunderbird Hospital in Glendale, AZ. That same year joined the staff at Banner Boswell Hospital in Sun City, AZ. as Chaplain Supervisor. In 2013 Fr. Larry became a board certified chaplain through the National Association of Catholic Chaplains (NACC). Chaplain Larry retired in June of 2015. He currently resides with his West Highland terrier, Sir Benttlley in Sun City and Show Low, AZ. This is his first book.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - About the Book Cover: Original Painting called "Premonition" created by Peruvian Artist Alan Kent Chavez Chavez, whose work is part of various private collections around the world. . . . . . To see more of the artist's work visit at: www.alankent.blogspot.com . . . . http://alankent.wix.com/alan-kent