Second Journey: Spiritual Awareness and the Mid-life Crisis

by Gerald O'Collins SJ

Nice clean copy, only light shelf wear

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1978

Reviews

[Joan Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Many years ago when I was anxious about what would become of me when my children left home and I was no longer a mother I came across this book on my mother's bookshelf. So riveted by the title was I that I stuffed it into my beach bag, took it to the beach and read it from cover to cover. I was relieved to know that there was more....that I should be seeking more..that my feelings were OK.

[Kim Post · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't remember who suggested this little gem of a book by a Jesuit scholar. A nice addition to my bibliography!

[J.Paul Lennon · Rating 5 out of 5]

Subtitle: Spiritual Awareness and the Mid-Life Crisis

This book saved my life! Wow, that's dramatic. Well, maybe I am exaggerating. But it was given to me in the middle of my midlife crisis, as I was also going through other major transitions, such as leaving my religious order, etc. It shed light in darkness and opened a path through the confusing forest of feelings, thoughts and fears.
I recommend it whole-heartedly for those in smiliar predicaments.
The author, a Jesuit professor, is/was a proflific and gifted theologian who produced many learned books on a wide range of Catholic doctrinal topics. Here, he approaches an existential problem - it would even seem personal- and very realistically applies his humanistic and theological knowledge to help anyone lost and floundering.
A little masterpiece, which I whole-heartedly recommend to anyone wanting to intelligently and spiritually navigate their way out of a crisis, or that crisis of all crises, the mid life crisis