Catharsis: Maldonado's Journey through Grief
Grief can do terrible things to us. It can hold us still in time and skew our perspective. That is the case with William Maldonado, who grieves the loss of his father as a child to war; the loss of his mother as a young adult to an illness; the loss of an opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree, and the loss of his professional reputation to an accusation of committing insurance fraud. Subterranean sorrow leads Maldonado to make wrong-minded decisions that eventually lead him to prison and then to a half-way-house. One day, as he tries to understand his grief, he blames the world, and, in particular, a former business partner. Full of rage, he returns to the city where he experienced his deepest wounds. Upon his return, he discovers that his former business partner, now a Pentecostal minister, emerged unscathed from the insurance fraud scandal that sent him fleeing for a decade. That discovery thrusts Maldonado on a path of revenge and into the roiling world of church politics, where he joins a secession group that wants to fire his former partner. It takes the whims of fate and new friendships for Maldonado to experience clarity of purpose.
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Catharsis: Maldonado's Journey through Grief
Grief can do terrible things to us. It can hold us still in time and skew our perspective. That is the case with William Maldonado, who grieves the loss of his father as a child to war; the loss of his mother as a young adult to an illness; the loss of an opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree, and the loss of his professional reputation to an accusation of committing insurance fraud. Subterranean sorrow leads Maldonado to make wrong-minded decisions that eventually lead him to prison and then to a half-way-house. One day, as he tries to understand his grief, he blames the world, and, in particular, a former business partner. Full of rage, he returns to the city where he experienced his deepest wounds. Upon his return, he discovers that his former business partner, now a Pentecostal minister, emerged unscathed from the insurance fraud scandal that sent him fleeing for a decade. That discovery thrusts Maldonado on a path of revenge and into the roiling world of church politics, where he joins a secession group that wants to fire his former partner. It takes the whims of fate and new friendships for Maldonado to experience clarity of purpose.
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Catharsis: Maldonado's Journey through Grief

Catharsis: Maldonado's Journey through Grief

by Luis Reinaldo Perez Rosario
Catharsis: Maldonado's Journey through Grief

Catharsis: Maldonado's Journey through Grief

by Luis Reinaldo Perez Rosario

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Overview

Grief can do terrible things to us. It can hold us still in time and skew our perspective. That is the case with William Maldonado, who grieves the loss of his father as a child to war; the loss of his mother as a young adult to an illness; the loss of an opportunity to pursue a doctoral degree, and the loss of his professional reputation to an accusation of committing insurance fraud. Subterranean sorrow leads Maldonado to make wrong-minded decisions that eventually lead him to prison and then to a half-way-house. One day, as he tries to understand his grief, he blames the world, and, in particular, a former business partner. Full of rage, he returns to the city where he experienced his deepest wounds. Upon his return, he discovers that his former business partner, now a Pentecostal minister, emerged unscathed from the insurance fraud scandal that sent him fleeing for a decade. That discovery thrusts Maldonado on a path of revenge and into the roiling world of church politics, where he joins a secession group that wants to fire his former partner. It takes the whims of fate and new friendships for Maldonado to experience clarity of purpose.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781532605666
Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Publication date: 12/06/2016
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 256
File size: 4 MB

About the Author

Luis Perez is the pastor of the Rhinebeck Reformed Church in Rhinebeck, New York. He graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Yale Divinity School, Jersey City State College (currently New Jersey City University), and the Jersey City Public Schools. He lives with his family in the Hudson Valley, New York.
Luis Perez is the pastor of the Rhinebeck Reformed Church in Rhinebeck, New York. He graduated from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Yale Divinity School, Jersey City State College (currently New Jersey City University), and the Jersey City Public Schools. He lives with his family in the Hudson Valley, New York.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

1 The Nostalgic Search 1

2 Feeling Bushwhacked 7

3 An Air of Feeling Stuck 12

4 A Rotating Problem 18

5 Parking Spot Becomes Available 24

6 Playing with Loose Change 32

7 Bad Food Service and Kitchen Politics 37

8 News Flash 42

9 Hidden Reality 47

10 Work-Related Problems 52

11 In Need of Counseling 56

12 Making an Impression on the Spot 60

13 Surveying the Land 67

14 Running Past a Problem 73

15 The Church Sign 75

16 Wet Socks 79

17 The Power of a Good Name 83

18 When Religion (Really) Works 89

19 A Pentecostal Handshake 95

20 A Flailing Faith 103

21 A Pastoral Family's Cross 105

22 A Friend of the Old Vanguard 110

23 The Pastors Smooth, Shiny Foundation 114

24 A Pastor's Confession 118

25 Deferred Maintenance 121

26 A Dispirited Pastor 130

27 Iniquity in the Church? 134

28 Church Personalities 140

29 Maldonado Joins Team Chico 148

30 Santana IDs a Heartless Problem 153

31 Christmas Eve Miracle 161

32 Ratcheting Attacks 165

33 Carlos and Chico Clash 169

34 Father Roberto's Good Sermon Material 171

35 Chasing Steve Away 177

36 A Dialectical Tension over a Stolen Car 182

37 Confirming a Rumor 186

38 Sieves Homecoming 192

39 Steve's Breakthrough 197

40 Andrea's Pastelón 208

41 Santana's Conundrum 213

42 Dual Baptism 216

43 Steve's New Church 224

44 Steve Comes Back Full Circle 233

45 Maldonado's Forbidden Paradise 242

Addendum: Maldonado's Other Journal Vignettes 245

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