The Very Last Word

About the Book

The Very Last Word is a collection of newspaper columns originally published in the “Observer” in Dunkirk, New York. This book is the third compilation of Daniel O’Rourke’s columns. Like the previous books, it is a reader. The sixty or so short chapters deal with life and death, spirituality and materialism, politics and prejudice. This book is to be read gently. Pick a chapter carefully. Read it and reflect upon it. This is not a novel to be read cover to cover; it is spiritual reading.

About the Author

Daniel O’Rourke is a married Catholic priest. He’s a newspaper columnist for the “Observer” in Dunkirk, New York. a church speaker, he is also a registered healer and trained mediator. Dan has graduate degrees in philosophy, theology and counseling from St. Bonaventure University, Manhattan College, and the University of New Hampshire. Retired from State University of New York at Fredonia, he lives in Cassadaga, New York, where he meditates, thinks, and writes. He and his wife have three children and six grand-daughters.