"Driving Straight On Crooked Lines:
How an Irishman found his heart and nearly lost
his mind"
This memoir features the Legionaries of Christ, their founder
Fr. Marcial Maciel, and the Vatican, but it is not about them.
This is Jack Keogh's story. It is told with candor, a sparkle in
the eye, and plenty of Irish good humor.
For anyone interested in the developing world, in the Catholic
Church, in organizational theory, leadership or in intercultural
communication, Driving Straight provides excellent object
lessons--and takes readers on an exciting journey of their own.
The author/narrator leaves his Dublin home and family to follow
a dream--to change the world as a missionary. He soon finds
himself in a world of contradictions: the huts of Africa's poor
and the homes of the United States' and Mexico's wealthiest
families; his personal devotion and the politics of power; his
vow of poverty and Maciel's taste for luxury.
He ends up indeed playing a role in changing the world, and in
the process, changing himself. As a result of this change, he
returns to build a new home and family.
Driving Straight On Crooked Lines is an inspiring adventure,
covering the twenty years of an Irishman’s life from adolescence
in Dublin, Ireland, to adulthood as a Catholic Priest in the
Legion of Christ.
Spanning global locations including Ireland, Spain, Mexico,
Italy, the United States, and Gabon in Central West Africa, this
memoir gives insight to the inner workings of the Legionaries of
Christ, the leadership of the controversial Fr. Maciel, and to
the inner thoughts of a former priest. It tells how an Irishman
found his heart, and in doing so, nearly lost his mind. It is
often moving, frequently funny, very entertaining, and always
memorable. It is a splendid example of Joseph Campbell's "hero's
journey."
"Driving Straight on Crooked Lines"
is available in softcover and Kindle editions, in English and
Spanish on Amazon.com,
Barnes and noble and anywhere fine
books are sold.
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Iveagh Lodge Press (April 3, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0984522700 ISBN-13: 978-0984522705
Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 15.7 ounces
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
The Spanish language edition was
published on
September 15th., 2010.