While telling us much of his life story,  Jim La Croce challenges us with [these]... enduring questions: Who is my god? Who is the authentic me? ...

            Early on he warns us that some of his questions may sound rude but we soon discover how honest and from-the-heart his questions are. ...  And he does so with intelligence, passion and frequent humor.

            ... Mr. La Croce writes ,,,as a life-long and devoted Roman Catholic. However, as a ... Quaker and spiritual director... the author’s questions ... [are]universal to all of us who wrestle with the histories, theologies and rituals of our religious traditions. ... 

Alan Evans, Phoenix, MD

I just finished your book and I must say that it's been one of the most incredible journeys I've ever been on….  It's very disheartening to discover what the traditional teachings of the church have done to so many people. … I…needed to know God other than as a hanging judge.  … I now think I know what the Incarnation is.  It's God being tired of being "Almighty" and, therefore, coming to earth to live as one of us; to teach us to work for social justice; to end the use of "-isms"; to know that we're all in this together and that not one of us has the last word on it. … God speaks to us in our time and place, calling us to a life that will honor God without all the pomp and circumstance, ancient traditions, etc. that have often hampered doing anything that was considered "irreverent."  I really believe God is out there in the trenches of life with us, working along side us, giving us encouragement when we need it as well as a shoulder to cry on.  God doesn't want to lay guilt trips on us because God knows as well as we do that guilt trips are a waste of time and energy.

Peggy Cook, Cockeysville, MD

[This] … has been a book that, once I started it, I found difficult to put down, and when I had to put it down, looked forward to the next opportunity when I could resume reading it.

[This]...story and reflections have been enriching to me. How could they be otherwise, written with such honesty as they are? I will have them percolating in me as I continue my own wondering and pondering.      

Peter Kearney, VA