by Joseph F. Girzone, 1995
Danette recommended I read this book, one of her favorites, while I was up in Alaska June 2025. It’s about a modern day Jesus who comes to live in a small American village. He is a simple carpenter, working with wood, but he carves statues that are beautiful. He is loved by the children and the families. But eventually he crosses with church leaders, especially the Catholic church leaders, and they have him sent to Italy to meet with the Pope. He disappears in the end. But his teachings are that the rules laid down by the churches are wrong and they lead people away from God. God is love and freedom. The Church has done to God the same thing the Pharisees did when Jesus was here.
Here are four pages that were highlighted that show the book in a nutshell:
