The Hidden Journey

Deacon Pat Kearns has incorporated his love of the faith, remarkable imagination, and easy to read writing style to produce "The Hidden Journey," a fast moving spiritual adventure with likable and lovable characters. Walt, a Wealthy CEO who undergoes a spiritual conversion and his whole life is turned upside down. Shane, a twenty-five year old Special Forces Military Man who experiences tragedy and then step-by-step God intervenes as he is healed from the inside out. Mario, an obese, alcoholic, and destitute Man who's life has deteriorated beyond repair. After a failed suicide attempt, he begins a hilarious journey toward recovery, and a establishes a special relationship with the spiritual world. Father Pete, alleged with moral inequities, a USC Football player turned Priest, rejected by his diocese, perseveres, and transforms a community. The readers of this edifying novel will quickly find themselves immersed in the lives of the characters while feeling their pain, their success, and their failures. One can't help but personally identify with certain situations and events in the story and will be deeply nourished by the numerous spiritual encounters and virtuous actions displayed by the characters.