Mary Frances Coady received a Shannon Fellowship from the International Thomas Merton Society to research this book. She grew up in western Canada and is the author of fiction, children’s books, and biography, including Georges and Pauline Vanier: Portrait of a Couple, about the parents of Jean Vanier, co-founder of the L’Arche communities. She is a member of the Newman Community in Toronto, where she helps to prepare children for the sacraments of Reconciliation and the Eucharist.
