Father Joseph Girzone is an American writer

Writer

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, and most notable as the author of the Joshua series. Girzone was born in Albany, New York

Albany, New York

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, to parents Peter and Margaret Girzone. He entered the Carmelite Order

Carmelites

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 in 1948 and was ordained as a Catholic

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 priest

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 in 1955. After serving as pastor for various New York

New York

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 churches, he retired from the active priesthood in 1981 for health reasons. Following his retirement, he embarked on a second career as a full-time writer and speaker. Joseph Girzone now lives in Altamont, New York

Altamont, Albany County, New York

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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)
• What is God? (1996)
• 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