Outskirts Press, INC.

Albert Pike is a retired public school teacher and administrator. Since retirement, he has concentrated on his relationship with the rest of the world and his calling to ministry. Although his service to students and to the professionals for whom he was responsible was satisfying, there was something missing from a very successful career in education. Albert’s psychological difficulties and physical ills both served as a catalyst for him in his search for personal fulfillment. Since childhood Father Al has felt called to serve the people of God in a very special way. For a myriad of reasons, he did not choose to enter the seminary and study for the priesthood. One of those reasons was that the time was not right. The 1950’s and 1960’s were difficult times for anyone committed to serving as a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. The Spirit of God was preparing him for a special ministry that only time and experience could provide. The dedication to a life of service was always present; many physical and emotional trials were needed to ready him for his total commitment to follow Jesus.