Conversion!

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The fictional novel 'Conversion!' by award-winning author Anthony Yanik presents the challenges faced by a newly ordained priest when he is assigned to a parish well known for its liberal practices, and builds to an entirely unexpected conclusion. Imagine Father Rick Martin's surprise and dismay when he learned that his very first parish assignment after his ordination was to temporarily replace the pastor of St. Francis, a small rural church in mid Michigan reported to be one of the more liberal parishes in the Saginaw, Michigan diocese. It appears the reputation was well earned thanks to a Sister Agatha, head of the parish Liturgical Commission, whose tinkering with the Mass liturgy with the pastor's approval had resulted in several complaints to the bishop. As the bishop explained, "I'm asking you to go into a parish that has taken many wrong turns in the Mass liturgy and correct them, without alienating the pastor. I can't afford to lose him or others like him simply because they have been misguided. Well, how about it?" "That's a pretty tall order!" blurted the young priest, hoping the bishop would not notice his grimace. "Not for the right man," grinned Bishop Krolick. Father Rick's enthusiasm sagged. He felt as if he had just been dropped into a pit of vipers. That same feeling gnawed at him the following weekend as he said his first Holy Mass at St. Francis and a handsome middle-aged couple brought up the girts. To his utter surprise they handed him a gold paten on which sat a large loaf of baked bread. There were no unconsecrated hosts in sight! Now what do I do? He wondered. This was only the first of several challenges the priest encountered from Sister Agatha as the week progressed. Oddly enough, turning the tables on her became a game he was beginning to relish, until she suddenly pulled off the unexpected and God Himself had to intervene.

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