From the moment of his birth in 1937, author Peter Walther was
absorbed into the culture of the Catholic Church. Later, as an
elevenyear-old boy, he believed he was called by God to be a
missionary priest. Seventeen years later, he found himself-an
ordained Catholic priest-journeying to a mission station in Sabah,
North Borneo. A Calling in Question tells Walther's story of his
struggle to free himself from the tangled web of a Catholic
upbringing.
This memoir presents a collage of several stories, weaving in
and out like patterns in a fabric. It is the story of a small boy,
growing up in the midst of a world war. It is the story of a family
caught in the disintegration of the British class system. It is the
story of a Catholic Church, toying with the challenge of change and
failing to accept that challenge. It is the story of his
experiences deep in the Borneo rain forest, where he initiates a
project to teach desperately needed vocational skills. It is a
story of his burgeoning relationship with a local health worker
that forces Walther to finally confront his ambivalence about being
a priest.
Most of all, however, "A Calling in Question" narrates the story
of a young man struggling to be authentic while breaking from the
embrace of a Catholic culture that had become a substitute for
family.
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