How Good Is Your Shepherd? Father Michael O'Rourke's Ministry - His Words and the Words of Those He Inspired

How Good Is Your Shepherd? is a collection of the most loved homilies and spiritual reflections of a GOOD shepherd, Father Mike O'Rourke. Topics such as marriage, divorce, abortion, forgiveness, confession, life after death and the priest abuse scandel are covered with the pages of this work. Readers will gain a unique insight into his faith-journey, his spirituality and his love of people and Jesus and the profound impact he had on the people he served and loved.

Father Mike's fascination with the movie, It's A Wonderful Life, was evident in the content of some of his homilies - one of which is cited within the pages of this book. In the IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE MUSEUM. located in Seneca Falls, N.Y. (THE REAL BEDFORD FALLS), How Good Is Your Shepherd? is currently on display along with Father Mike's portrait and a CD of his actual homily on this topic.

In today's climate where the Catholic Church often receives more negative than positive press, it is refreshing to share the story of a priest who wanted nothing more from his life than to be Jesus's "window".

Father Michael Kennett O'Rourke (1943-2010), a Catholic priest for 40+ years, dedicated his life to loving and serving others in the name of Jesus Christ. Father Mike passed away on February 22, 2010 as the result of a tragic accident while serving as pastor at St. Mary Parish in Appleton, Wisconsin. Over 20,000 people expressed their sorrow over losing this beloved shepherd on his Caring Bridge site, and his funeral was viewed in 80 countries via satellite. Father Michael O'Rourke is truly a remarkable human being you will want to experience.