Joseph Girzone

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name = Joseph Girzone


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birth_date = 1930
birth_place = Albany, New York
residence = Altamont, New York
nationality = American
occupation = Writer, retired Catholic priest
religion = Roman Catholic

Father Joseph Girzone (Born 1930), a best-selling American , is the author of the popular and inspirational "Joshua" series. Girzone was born in Albany, New York to parents Peter and Margaret Girzone. He entered the Carmelite Order in 1948Fact|date=January 2008 and was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1955.cite web
url= http://www.randomhouse.com/features/girzone/author.html
title= Joseph F. Girzone: About the Author
accessdate= 2008-01-08
year=2005
publisher= Random House, Inc.] After serving as pastor for various New York churches, he retired from the active priesthood in 1981 for health reasons. [cite web
url= http://www.wellsprings.com.sg/nzc/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=9221
title= MY STRUGGLE WITH FAITH by Joseph F. Girzone
accessdate= 2008-01-08
year= 2006
publisher= Wellsprings Catholic Books] Following his retirement, he embarked on a second career as a full-time writer and speaker. Joseph Girzone now lives in Altamont, New York.

In 1995 he established the Joshua Foundation, "an organization dedicated to making Jesus better known throughout the world."

Writings

*"Kara : The Lonely Falcon" (1979)
*"Joshua" (1983)
*"Joshua and the Children" (1989)
*"Joshua and the Shepherd" (1990)
*"Joshua In The Holy Land" (1993)
*"Never Alone" (1994)
*"Joshua and the City" (1995)
*"Joey : An inspiring true story of faith and forgiveness" (1997)
*"A Portrait of Jesus" (1998)
*"Joshua : The Homecoming" (1999)
*"Jesus, His Life and Teachings: As Recorded by His Friends Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John" (2000)
*"The Parables of Joshua" (2001)
*"The Messenger" (2002)
*"Trinity: A New Living Spirituality" (2002)
*"Joshua in a Troubled World : A Story for Our Time" (2005)
*"My Struggle with Faith" (2006)
*"Joshua's Family" (2007)
*(Introduction by Joseph F. Girzone) "Colors of the Spirit" by Dorothy K. Ederer, Doubleday, 1998. ISBN 978-0385-48848-8

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NAME = Girzone, Joseph
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = American writer
DATE OF BIRTH = 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH = Albany, New York
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