Full of Grace: An Oral Biography of John Cardinal O'Connor

by Terry Golway

An anecdotal portrait of the late Archbishop of New York shares the memories of those who knew John Cardinal O'Connor the best, from Ed Koch, former mayor of New York City, to ordinary people whose lives were touched by the religious leader, discussing O'Connor's fierce devotion to the church, civil liberties, social justice, and spiritual well-being.

256 pages, Hardcover

First published October 30, 2001

About the author

Terry Golway is a journalist, historian and the author of more than a dozen books. His latest, "Terror From America," is his first novel. It takes place in New York and London as Irish Americans are using politics and violence to win freedom for Ireland. In the novel, Sherlock Holmes arrives in New York to break up the conspiracy.

Golway has worked for the New York Observer, the New York Times and Politico, and has written for many other publications, including America magazine and the Irish Echo. He is an adjunct professor of history and political science at the College of Staten Island, his alma mater. He also holds a Ph.D. in US History from Rutgers University.