Endorsements for Divine Adventures
The more we are bombarded
with financial down turns, red alerts, rising cancer rates, unpredictable and
destructive weather conditions, the more we need to escape into the heart
warming and magical lands that are portrayed in Joni Woelfel’s “Divine
Adventures.” And for those among us who
serve in our parishes and communities and who look for continuing education
through Ministry and Liturgy---losing ourselves in Simon Templegate’s world
(Christian fiction) can free our weary minds and fill us with zest and energy
to minister with newfound fervor.
–Emilie Cerar, Editor, Resurrection Press, www.catholicbookpublishing.com
Joni Woelfel is a gifted and
prolific writer. Her words speak to
readers with honesty, clarity and meaning, and her books are timeless in their
content. She is also an “editor’s
author” and very pleasant to work with.
–Andrew
Yankech, Development Manager, www.loyolapress.com
Congratulations on completing
Simon. I just now finished reading it
and loved every word. It was
captivating and adventurous, intriguing and mysterious. All through the book, however, there was
that spiritual thread that kept it together.
Thank you for letting me read it, what a feat! What a treat!
-Adolfo Quezada, therapist
and author, Compassionate Awareness www.paulistpress.com,
Heart Peace, www.catholicbookpublishing.com
Once in a while there is a
writer who causes me to notice the “kind look” in a kitten’s eyes or the thin
layer of dust on the hand rail. Joni is
the sort of writer who draws me into her world…and what a world it is! In her book “The Divine Adventures of Simon
Templegate,” she takes us on a spiritual journey in which we are invited to
notice and take pleasure in the journey as well as the destination. With regard to eternity, she has taken the
binoculars out of our hands so that we can now see those magical places that
exist right in front of us…if we will only quiet our hearts and look! Congratulations on the completion of this
wonderful novel.
– Pastor Dennis Apple,
author, Life After the Death of My Son, Beacon Hill Press
I have been a friend and
collaborator with Joni Woelfel for ten years and I am still amazed at the depth
of her interests, her discipline, her dedication to her work, and her gift for
developing a story. Her spiritual
insights are subtle and yet incredibly mature.
Joni’s life experiences are woven into her work so the reader comes to
know her as personally as if they were neighbors. I look forward to her future works without knowing where her
talents will lead.
-Robert R. Thompson, M.D., author/publisher, www.sugarloafpublishinghouse.com
Amazingly, Joni produces yet
another authentic, meaningful and thought-provoking piece of work…with flare
and adventure…it speaks to the heart of the individual reader. Enjoy the journey of faith on which you are
about to embark!
-Kathleen Kjolhaug, columnist, Theology in the
Trenches
Through twists and turns,
Simon spirals between the here and now, the past and present, the journey of fate
and faith. It’s a glorious journey…just
hold on to your hat…and enjoy the ride!
- Sheila Biernat, commentator, The Edge of Greatness:
Empowering Meditations for Life, www.catholicbookpublishing.com
Joni has a gift for
innovative imagery that never fails to surprise and delight me. Her writing springs from the depth of her
soul and a faith that has grown and matured as it’s been seasoned by life,
which makes her an inspiring companion for theological journeys.
–Judy Osgood, Editor, Gilgal Publications Meditations
Series, www.gilgal.com
I read your synopsis, and
then started to read “the real thing”---IT IS ALLURING! I could hardly put it down…blessings on the
completion and publishing of this delightful novel.
-Sr. Mary Southard, CSJ, www.marysouthardart.org, www.ministryofthearts.org
Joni has a delightful way of
taking us to wonderful places and opening the mind to new ideas. Father Simon and Marmalade are going to
delight us for years to come with their adventures. Throughout all her books, Joni has encouraged us to think and
grow spiritually, and this is no exception.
It will be a delight to follow the continuing unfolding of Father Simon
and his captivating world in future novels.
–Dee Frye, co-facilitator, www.aplaceoflight.com
Joni’s mind is like a giant
window into the world of imagination, color and vivid descriptions of places
and people that take the reader into their own heart---gifting them with a
bigger, broader, personal world.
–Ann Poplawski, friend and reader