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From beloved spiritual writer and Catholic leader Gregory Floyd comes a moving meditation on the power of memory and how God is often more clearly seen when we look back. This is a book about memory, about what stays in the mind, and why. It is a book about the presence of God in our lives and the sights, sounds, words, and experiences that become unforgettable. Beginning with a single word he heard in the middle of the night—one that changed his life—this powerful memoir by Gregory Floyd asks the question: without memory, who are we? It is a meditation on beauty, marriage, family, and prayer, asking of the memories that each implants: what do they reveal? Where do they lead? —and witnessing to their potential to draw us to God.   

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Memorable is beautifully written, emotionally wrenching, and important. -Ron Hansen, novelist, Mariette in Ecstasy Beautifully written, lyrical, poetic, yet lucidly clear. Deeply personal yet of universal interest. Profoundly insightful and humbly honest. Culturally sensitive. A beautiful work of memoir, testimony, and spirituality. -Ralph Martin STD, Director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Detroit This meditation on memory is not merely a journey into the past but a pilgrimage to the Sacred Heart of reality. -Joseph Pearce, The Augustine Institute, author of Tolkien: Man and Myth Gregory Floyd has written a kind of modern-day Augustine's Confessions, but without the continuous narrative of the latter, and with the theology, which Augustine kept for his later chapters, saturating the text from the start. Flashbacks of memory mesh with themes from Scripture, and the Catholic tradition at large. Grief and joy are here and much that lies in between. Unforgettable shows what the life of a Catholic layman, husband, father, can be in and for the Church. -Fr. Aidan Nichols, OP, author of Deep Mysteries: God, Christ and Ourselves

Unforgettable is beautifully written, emotionally wrenching, and important. --Ron Hansen, novelist, Mariette in Ecstasy Beautifully written, lyrical, poetic, yet lucidly clear. Deeply personal yet of universal interest. Profoundly insightful and humbly honest. Culturally sensitive. A beautiful work of memoir, testimony, and spirituality. --Ralph Martin STD, Director of Graduate Theology Programs in the New Evangelization, Sacred Heart Major Seminary, Archdiocese of Detroit This meditation on memory is not merely a journey into the past but a pilgrimage to the Sacred Heart of reality. --Joseph Pearce, The Augustine Institute, author of Tolkien: Man and Myth Gregory Floyd has written a kind of modern-day Augustine's Confessions, but without the continuous narrative of the latter, and with the theology, which Augustine kept for his later chapters, saturating the text from the start. Flashbacks of memory mesh with themes from Scripture, and the Catholic tradition at large. Grief and joy are here and much that lies in between. Unforgettable shows what the life of a Catholic layman, husband, father, can be in and for the Church. --Fr. Aidan Nichols, OP, author of Deep Mysteries: God, Christ and Ourselves A magnificent testimony. The writing is poetic and lyrical; the content is vulnerable and engaging. Unforgettable is a moving witness of a living faith, rooted in the treasury of the Church's spiritual riches and fully engaged in family, community and the world. Inspiring! --Fr. Dennis Berry, ST, Director, Shrine of St. Joseph; President, National Association of Shrine & Pilgrimage Apostolates Unforgettable lives up to its title, and then some. Part memoir, part meditation, it is a haunting remembrance of things past and how they live in the present. Gregory Floyd has created a quietly eloquent, prayerful celebration of God's presence which is both personal and universal. A book to savor, share and, yes, remember. A beautiful work. --Deacon Greg Kandra, journalist and blogger, The Deacon's Bench Hope, beauty, and the presence of God are made real and reachable through a life marked by pain and joy. Unforgettable is a rich experience of life in the Spirit. --Jean Barbara, President, The Sword of the Spirit What does the drama of salvation history look like in an individual life? You'll find it here. --Curtis Martin, founder, Fellowship of Catholic University Students (FOCUS)

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Gregory Floyd is Assistant Director of the Center for Diaconal Formation at Seton Hall University. Prior to that, he served as a missionary in England and Ireland, and as a director of Legatus, an international organization of Catholic business leaders and executives. Gregory and his wife, Maureen, are the parents of nine children and are parishioners at Our Lady of the Mount in Warren Township, NJ. His previous book, A Grief Unveiled: One Father's Journey through the Loss of a Child, was a Catholic bestseller.

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