My Basilian Priesthood: 1961 to 1967

by Michael Quealey, Arthur Haberman (Afterword), Jan Rehner (Afterword)

Overview

My Basilian Priesthood is a memoir of Michael Quealey's six years in the order in the 1960s. During his priesthood, Quealey was director of the Newman Centre at the University of Toronto and engaged in reforming the mass and in other theological matters. The 1960s was a time of questioning traditions, including the role of Biblical criticism, the nature of liturgy, the place of women in the Church and in society, and the power of community living and decision-making. Quealey was deeply involved in all these matters, and sought to fulfill his commitment to service and balance that with his faith and vows of obedience to the institution of the Church. Written decades after the events he describes, the book is his reflection on the excitement of the times and the tensions created when tradition encountered new ideas and new forms of communal living. Here's a story that blends Toronto history with Catholic Church history and an inside look at 1960s counterculture.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781771122429
Publisher:	Wilfrid Laurier University Press
Publication date:	01/15/2019
Series:	Life Writing , #60
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Michael Quealey was born and educated in Toronto. He received his Bachelor of Sacred Theology from the University of St. Michael s College at the University of Toronto and his Ph.D. in Canadian history in 1968. He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1961 as a member of the Basilian Order. Quealey left the priesthood in 1967 but remained in the Church. He went on to teach at York Universityand became engaged with Therafields, an experiment in communal living. He retired in 2000 and moved with his family to Alliston, Ontario. He died in 2013, in his eightieth year.

Arthur Haberman is UniversityProfessor Emeritus at York University, where he was a member of the Departments of History and Humanities. He is the author of works in European history, cultural studies, and art history.

Jan Rehner is UniversityProfessor Emerita at York Universityand a member of the writing department. She is the author of works of literary criticism, critical writing, poetry, and three novels.