A retired Brooklyn priest who recently published a children’s book says the idea came to him in a dream.
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A retired Brooklyn priest who recently published a children’s book says the idea came to him in a dream.
In a recent interview with Catholic News Service, Nicholas Sparks discussed not only his approach to romance-focused storytelling, but also the Catholic influence that informs, even subtly, his body of work.