In a narrative rich with wit and nostalgia, the former publisher of Our Sunday Visitor invites spiritually trapped baby boomers to reconnect with an adult faith. Approximately thirty percent of baby boomers were baptized and raised Catholic. After years of practicing a religion that seemed dry and rigid, many boomers drifted away from the faith. A Faith for Grown-Ups reintroduces Catholicism to those seeking to reconnect with their faith. With wit and keen understanding, Lockwood explores the common experience of growing up Catholic from the 1950s through the 1970s and invites disconnected Catholics to encounter a faith for grown-ups. Writing from an adult perspective for an adult audience, Lockwood covers all the major aspects of Catholicism and offers practical suggestions for cultivating an adult faith. In personal stories, both humorous and heartrending, Lockwood traces his personal pilgrimage from the Catholicism of his childhood to the rich, meaningful spirituality of his adulthood. A delightful revisiting for baby boomers, a ‘faith-story’ as witnessed, and now explained by one of its own.
-Owen McGovern, executive director, Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada [Lockwood] helps us to recognize what a truly adult Catholic faith looks like as we move into middle age and beyond. – Greg Erlandson, president, Our Sunday Visitor Publishing For those baby boomers who may have ‘dropped out’ of the Catholic Church for a period of time, this book truly answers the question, ‘What the heck happened while I was gone?’ –Tricia Gallagher Hempel, editor, The Catholic Telegraph, Cincinnati Here’s an honest look at faith, as it’s lived and as it’s loved. – Gerald M. Costello, retired editor-in-chief, Catholic New York, former president, The Christophers