Why we walked away: twelve former Catholic priests tell their stories

Introduction

Out of darkness / William Overstreet Field

Becoming a man / Ed Griffin

O-oh freedom : a passage toward faith / John Ardizzone

When power and religion mix / Clark Field

"First seek the kingdom and all these things shall be added unto you" / John Raymaker

The word was celebrate! / Carl Roos

Early engagement

inevitable separation /

Phillip Field

My spiritual journey from the priesthood : "We thought we were gods" / Jerry Griffith

Answering the call / Dick Eckel

It's an inner thing / Joe Kirsch

A member of each family / Jim Koerber

"Oh! What a mantra!" / Gerry Charbonneau

Afterword.