Catholicity Ain’t What it Used to Be

A charismatic teacher of religion, known for his ability to relate to teenagers, has written a book entitled, Catholicity Ain’t What It Used to Be.

Danny Brock was the religion teacher at O’Grady Catholic High School in Prince George before it was closed by the Bishop over a decade ago. He will be giving a talk and leading a discussion about his book on Nov. 9.

“He’s one of those rare individuals who dares and succeeds to in the process, to connect deeply with teenagers on a spiritual level,” says Jo Beattie. “His book contains his thoughts, reflections, humourous anecdotes about Catholicity in the past and its relevance today. He’s not afraid to tackle touchy subjects of the day.”

You may not agree with him, says Beattie, “but he is authentic in his views and very honest. In our troubled world, he is a refreshing pundit for hope for our young people.”

The book is a personal reflection of the faith journey, the story of Brock’s own soul as a Catholic in the post-Vatican II church and in a very challenging postmodern culture, says Father James Mulligan, CSC, a nationally known Catholic educator and author of Catholic Education: The Future is Now.

Brock was born in New York City and attended Catholic elementary and high school there. He’s taught junior high and high school students in the U.S. and British Columbia. He served as a volunteer teacher at O’Grady High School with the Frontier Apostolate in Prince George where he met his wife, Philomena.

He is author of Teaching Teens Religion, how to make it a favourite class.

Danny Brock will be at the library of Immaculate Conceptions School, 3285 Cathedral Avenue in Westgate on Sunday, Nov. 9 to give a short talk and lead a discussion around the title of his book: Catholicity Ain’t What It Used to Be, lessons for life for the New Evangelization from the life of a high school religion teacher (WestBow Press). The event starts at at 2 p.m.