Still Called by Name: Why I Love Being a Priest

by Dominic Grassi

People often ask Dominic Grassi the question Why are you a priest? Even unasked, it hangs in the air throughout his busy days as a pastor of a large Chicago parish. Sometimes, he ask it of himself.The answer unfolds in the stories he tells in this book--vivid tales of the way the youngest son of a North Side Chicago grocer has been privileged to witness the workings of God's grace and love in the lives of the people he serves.In each of these...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082941715X
• ISBN13: 9780829417159
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: Loyola Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

lled By Name

What a wonderful book! In these troubled times, this is THE book to read. Fr. Grassi is an expert story-teller and shares his life's tales with such feeling. He makes me laugh, and he makes me cry. When all is said and done, he renews my faith in humankind. I look forward to many more of his stories!

Spiritually moving...truly an inspiration

Father Dominic whisks you into his world by sharing his personal moments with God and how God uses him even at the most unexpected times. Dominic opens his heart and soul with a breath of honesty and passion for God's calling in his life. His spiritually moving stories have a special way of evoking emotion and causing reflection into how God is calling each one of us. This book is beautifully written...Father Dominic is truly an inspiration for us all.

A Real Vocational Call

What we need today is a storyteller who can relate a message in a way that is personal and nonacademic. Dominic's book is individual personal stories each one chapter long. These stories present events in Dominic's life which have left him with a mark. This we can all relate to. More Dominic, please!!

The Priest We All Should Know

In the midst of the anti-Catholicism that pervades the media's coverage of anything to do with the Church, the story that gets lost is that of the good parish priest struggling to do God's work in an increasingly difficult world. Still Called By Name by Fr. Dom Grassi is the story of one good soul who believes God called him to the ministry and who lives that vocation each and every day of his life. Fr. Grassi is the priest we all wish we knew. A caring, loving, humorous, sensitive, honest, real man of the cloth. No agendas. No ego. A good man doing God's work. Mother Teresa would say Dom Grassi is doing the small things with great love and there is no greater calling.

A visit with Father Dominic

How generous of Father Dominic to take us into his world, and allow us to see it through his eyes! At a time when many people are focusing on the terrible misdeeds of a relatively small amount of priests, it is delightful to spend time with this book, visiting with one of the many really devoted priests, who are focused on doing God's will. As the sister of a priest who loved to tell stories, I feel as if I have known Father Dominic all my life, even though I have never met him. His ability to be open about his feelings will help all of those who read this book to better understand the human aspect of our spititual leaders.I highly recommend this book, not only for personal use, but as a special gift for someone you care about.