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RIPPLES

by Loreto N. Gonzales Jr.

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RIPPLES

by Loreto N. Gonzales Jr.

Published Aug 28, 2022
298 Pages
6 x 9 Black & White Paperback
Genre: FICTION / Religious


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Book Details

Ripples - is the story of Father Sal Gomez, a priest serving in Southern California who faces a canonical trial summoned by his bishop. Accused of scandal arising from the forbidden relationship with his childhood sweetheart, he grapples with preserving his integrity and preventing his impending fall from grace.

Will the challenges soaked in the pages of this novel impact Sal's world and the people who inhabit it? Will his mythical character overcome dark schemes other characters hatched to steal his future and of those he cares about?

You, the readers are invited to ride rippling waters and watch them turn into ocean waves as you follow this masterfully crafted story spanning from the river town in Central Philippines, to the labor farms in Central California, to the heart of the People Power Revolution in Manila, and head on to the clashing forces in Los Angeles.

 

About the Author

Loreto N. Gonzales Jr.

Reverend Monsignor Loreto (Mac) Gonzales, Jr. is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, California. Ordained in 1978, he has served the Archdiocese as associate pastor (1978-1990); director of Filipino Pastoral Ministry (1990-2000), and pastor of Holy Family in Artesia, and St. Barnabas in Long Beach (1990-2014). He earned his BA degree in Philosophy at St. Pius X Seminary in Roxas City, Philippines in 1970. He graduated at St. John's Seminary School of Theology in Camarillo, California. He earned MA in Communications Management at the University of Southern California in 1985, and MFA in Creative Writing at Mount St. Mary's University in Los Angeles in 2018. In 2015, he published Lighthouse Both Sides of the Pacific, an anthology of short stories and essays; Lorenzo - A Two-Act Play in 2018; Sacres Silence, a novella in 2020, and Ripples, a novel in 2022.

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