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In his recently completed memoir, Paul Mayer revisits the major social and political movements of the last fifty years--the Civil Rights, anti-war and anti-nuclear movements, Latin America, the Cold War, Cuba, climate change, and his encounters with world leaders. These are the movements of his life. Mayer was there, not only as a concerned citizen activist, but as part of his soul's commitment to justice. In his memoir, he traces his commitment and involvement--and the personal struggles he faced in living out his convictions.

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In this book, Father Paul collects and completes the story of a powerful and godly life. If you want to figure out how you really want to be when you grow up, Father Paul Mayer could be your mentor. He is in heaven now, probably organizing for something. This book is the work of the many who loved him into writing and being. At least you can still get to know him. --Donna Schaper, Principal, Bricks & Mortals Father Paul Mayer's life on this earth was a gift to all who value love and justice. Reading Wrestling with Angels is a way to learn about not just Paul's life but also about organized efforts in the twentieth century for peace, justice, and environmental protection and connection. It is a way to understand Paul's call for human beings to 'literally reinvent ourselves through the alchemy of the Spirit or perish, climb another rung on the evolutionary ladder, to another level of human consciousness.' --Ted Glick, author of Burglar for Peace

"""In this book, Father Paul collects and completes the story of a powerful and godly life. If you want to figure out how you really want to be when you grow up, Father Paul Mayer could be your mentor. He is in heaven now, probably organizing for something. This book is the work of the many who loved him into writing and being. At least you can still get to know him."" --Donna Schaper, Principal, Bricks & Mortals ""Father Paul Mayer's life on this earth was a gift to all who value love and justice. Reading Wrestling with Angels is a way to learn about not just Paul's life but also about organized efforts in the twentieth century for peace, justice, and environmental protection and connection. It is a way to understand Paul's call for human beings to 'literally reinvent ourselves through the alchemy of the Spirit or perish, climb another rung on the evolutionary ladder, to another level of human consciousness.'"" --Ted Glick, author of Burglar for Peace ""Paul Mayer recounts decades of American history from a spiritual perspective, reminding us of the necessity of witnessing, speaking up, and defending the defenseless. It is fair to say that the blood of the prophets runs in his veins."" --Jacqueline Mosio, Writer, Editor"

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Father Paul Mayer's more than half century of service to the earth included eighteen years as a Benedictine monk, involvement in the civil rights movement in the South, work in the barrios of Central America, participation in the effort to end the war in Vietnam, and cofounding a number of peace and environmental organizations. Mayer's commitment to global peace, social justice, ecology, and nonviolent social change exemplifies a life lived between spirituality and activism.

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