In the Bliss of His Memory (Signed Copy)

The novel, In the Bliss of His Memory, traces fascinating events in the life of Roman Catholic priest, Father Benjamin Jarrett. His story is one of privilege and the ordinary, hope and despair, resentment and forgiveness, life and death. Family tragedy and conflict with his superior bind Fr. Jarrett in a tangle of problems that appear to leave him hopeless. But help and deliverance to freedom come from an unexpected source. His journey illuminates profound spiritual truths that will ring true to people of all faiths. Provocative and intense, readers are sure to find themselves laughing and crying as they make their way through the novel’s surprising twists and turns. Rev. Roger L. Prokop is a retired priest of the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan, and a priest associate of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri, Rock Hill, South Carolina. He has been fighting brain cancer since May 2007. See his website www.frprokop.com.

Rev. Roger L. Prokop was born May 17, 1935 in Elmira, NY. He graduated from the Elmira Free Academy in 1953 and holds degrees from Hamilton College, the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, Harvard University, and the University of Michigan. From the 1960s to the 80s he served as an Episcopal priest in New York and Michigan. He also taught at the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad and at the UofM Institute of Gerontology. In 1986, after many years of prayer and reflection Fr. Prokop entered the Roman Catholic Church and was soon ordained a priest in the Diocese of Lansing, MI. He served there until 2005 when he retired to Rock Hill, SC and became the first priest associate of the Oratory of St. Philip Neri. He served part-time in the Diocese of Charleston until a brain tumor was diagnosed in May 2007. His journey with brain cancer can be found at www.frprokop.com. In the Bliss of His Memory is a product of forty years of writing for leisure, enjoyment and self-expression.