Us Agin' the World Triumph of Love Over Church and Family edition by Eugene Clarke Religion Spirituality eBooks
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Born nearly two decades apart, one on a small farm in Ireland and the other in uptown New Orleans. Their paths would cross in the most unlikely of circumstances.
Opposition was strongest from both their families with the one living father threatening to never again write to his son if he went ahead with his marriage plans.
Even the hierarchy of the Catholic Church weighed in with their assumed predictions that "the marriage would not last six months."
"Us Agin' the World Triumph of Love over Church and Family" is a story of courage and love that not only survived six months but is stronger than ever... some forty-three years later.
Us Agin' the World Triumph of Love Over Church and Family edition by Eugene Clarke Religion Spirituality eBooks
Us Agin' the World is the moving story of Gene and Sis, two people whose love was the powerful bond that holds a marriage together for a lifetime. With her six children, family, and friends wondering if Sis was doing the right thing and Gene's family and the Catholic Church certain he was wrong and making a huge mistake; these two people looked the world in the eye and chose to do what was right...right on so many levels. Gene would have to defy his family and his Church and create a new career to support Sis and all of her children. Sis would have to face the consequences of her decision to love a priest and the socially staining gossip of a small town, looking to Gene in hope he would really be the steadfast love she needed and wanted him to be. They took a chance, defied the odds, and proved that true love is real and enduring. Their bond demonstrates how precious and powerful true love can be. Us Agin' the World gives a fascinating glimpse into the Catholic Church's recruitment of Irish priests in the 1960s. Gene Clarke shares his lack of preparation and nurturing that ultimately set him on a path for the fight of his life...a fight to fulfill his obligation to the Church while denying his true calling as a husband and father. Love of family, love of God, and the desire to feel connected and satisfy basic human needs collide when Gene and Sis determine it will be Us Agin' the World...the Roman Catholic world and the world of small town society. This is a must read for American Catholics who want a true picture of the experience of young Irish priests sent to America, a Catholic mission in need of guidance in the will of the Church. As well, it is a must read for anyone interested in the questions of the required celibacy of Catholic priests. Gene Clarke lays it all out there for the reader to judge. Lastly, it is a must read for anyone who wants to see what true love can mean when it is allowed to grow. Readers will find Us Agin' the World a thought provoking story that interweaves the sweetness of fresh love, the kindness of unconditional acceptance, the bitterness of close-minded judgment, and the heart-wrenching pain and pure bliss that can come from following the heart rather the rules.Product details
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Us Agin' the World Triumph of Love Over Church and Family edition by Eugene Clarke Religion Spirituality eBooks Reviews
As I read of Gene and Sis' journey, I kept thinking of the scripture, "For I know the plans I have for you,". God's hand at work in their marriage and in their careers (healthcare and motherhood) is so very evident! This morning when I opened the first page, I intended to devote a relaxing hour to reading -- but couldn't leave their story. Now, hours later, I feel I have grown in understanding of the sacrifices necessary for a strong marriage, as well as an insight into workings of the Catholic Church. And I absolutely enjoyed learning about Ireland.. A must read!!!!
"Us Agin' the World" is the story of a 24 year-old Roman Catholic priest, newly ordained, who has just arrived at his first parish assignment in Gulfport, Mississippi from his native Ireland in September, 1964, and very shortly meets one of his parishioners, a widow with six children who is 19 years older than he. In less than five years, Father Clarke has left the priesthood and married "the love of [his] life" in an Episcopal Church. Eugene Clarke is now 71 and his wife, Sis, is 90, and this book tells the story of their extraordinary life together, as well has the story of Mr. Clarke's childhood and seminary training in Ireland. What is especially engaging about this highly readable "page-turner" is that the story occurs in the context of the role of the Catholic Church in Ireland and in the deep South of the United States shortly after the Second Vatican Council. Sis and Eugene Clarke's love for each other was thwarted from every direction, but they endured and prospered despite family and the Church. It is hard to imagine what it was like for that essentially very young guy and that much older woman struggling to make a life together in the late 1960s and 1970s, but Mr. Clarke's telling of the story is lucid, frank, honest, compelling and heartwarming. This is a wonderful book for all!
An amazing love story. The author is a natural story teller and I didn't want to put the book down. Beautifully written and so inspiring. Highly recommend this book, Mariellen Harland
Loved his detailed description of growing up in Ireland. I've not been there, but he described it well enough that I know what it looks like. Glad he & Sis found each other, they loved each other so much. Certainly not lust, but love. Did not care for the career ups & downs, very boring. A good look into the church and a good love story.
Working with Eugene Clarke at Beverly Enterprises, I had the utmost respect for him both personally and professionally. And even though I worked with him for about ten years, I certainly did not know "the rest of the story". It is knowing now what I do about both him and Sis that my opinion of the Clarkes is further elevated.
Overcoming so many obstacles and prejudices make their life story truly unique and fulfilling. Being about the same age as the Clarkes, I know of three men whom I think would make wonderful priests but who have married and can no longer serve in that capacity. The Catholic church would be blessed to have these men as priests.
How wonderful this world would be if all husbands and wives worked to make their marriage something special as the Clarkes did. Read this to know how special love can be.
Us Agin' the World is the moving story of Gene and Sis, two people whose love was the powerful bond that holds a marriage together for a lifetime. With her six children, family, and friends wondering if Sis was doing the right thing and Gene's family and the Catholic Church certain he was wrong and making a huge mistake; these two people looked the world in the eye and chose to do what was right...right on so many levels. Gene would have to defy his family and his Church and create a new career to support Sis and all of her children. Sis would have to face the consequences of her decision to love a priest and the socially staining gossip of a small town, looking to Gene in hope he would really be the steadfast love she needed and wanted him to be. They took a chance, defied the odds, and proved that true love is real and enduring. Their bond demonstrates how precious and powerful true love can be. Us Agin' the World gives a fascinating glimpse into the Catholic Church's recruitment of Irish priests in the 1960s. Gene Clarke shares his lack of preparation and nurturing that ultimately set him on a path for the fight of his life...a fight to fulfill his obligation to the Church while denying his true calling as a husband and father. Love of family, love of God, and the desire to feel connected and satisfy basic human needs collide when Gene and Sis determine it will be Us Agin' the World...the Roman Catholic world and the world of small town society. This is a must read for American Catholics who want a true picture of the experience of young Irish priests sent to America, a Catholic mission in need of guidance in the will of the Church. As well, it is a must read for anyone interested in the questions of the required celibacy of Catholic priests. Gene Clarke lays it all out there for the reader to judge. Lastly, it is a must read for anyone who wants to see what true love can mean when it is allowed to grow. Readers will find Us Agin' the World a thought provoking story that interweaves the sweetness of fresh love, the kindness of unconditional acceptance, the bitterness of close-minded judgment, and the heart-wrenching pain and pure bliss that can come from following the heart rather the rules.
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