"This is truly a landmark text. Dr. McDonald explores the struggles of today's Catholic family in a thorough and challenging way. He has left nothing out. This book is destined to be read with avid interest and kept as a standard reference for years to come."
-Father Bob Bedard, Founder, The Companions of the Cross

"This book is clearly graced and deeply insightful. This work may be crucial to helping families be restored to Christ, our Savior."
-Michael D. O'Brien, Founding Editor, Nazareth Family Journal

Deacon Dr. Bob McDonald is a Medical doctor engaged in the practice of Psychotheraphy in Barry's Bay, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1963. In 1974 he received his Certification from the College of Family Physicians of Canada. In 1975, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at Queen's University, Kingstom, Ontario. In 1984 he was awarded a Fellowship from the College of Family Physicians of Canada, and in the same year he was recognized as a Fellow of the American Geriatrics Society. In 1987 he was honoured as Canadian Family Physician of the Year for his leadership in training doctors and nurses for the medical relief effort during the great famine in Ethiopia of 1985. He led the first of these teams into the famine-stricken country. In 1992 he was ordained a Permanent Deacon for the Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario. Deacon Bob is a regular guest on the television program Food for Life. He travels widely giving talks, retreats, and preaching Parish Missions.