Reflections From the Belly of the Whale: A Twenty-first Century Catholic's View of Religion (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781475108521)

Donald James Kaple (jonah) was ordained a Catholic priest in 1958. In 1968 he took a leave of absence and in 1969 he met Marion Keeler, his future wife, a former Rochester Franciscan. They were married on May 24 of that year. They have been married for 43 years and have a daughter, a son, and two granddaughters. He received a doctorate in Adult Education from the University of Georgia, and worked for over twenty-five years in adult literacy. In 1992 he and his wife retired to a cabin on Jonas Ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina during the Summer months where he and his wife spend much of their time in prayer and study.