Ambassador Melady has succesfully brought together prominnet catholics from various fields to present to the catholic community the vocation and calling that each of us has from God. The essays in this book show how each of us, no matter what our occupation or station in life, have a unique and important role as catholics.

Save your money!! This is the most superficial book on complex subject of the history of U.S.-Vatican relations ever written! Without the slightest doubt, a High School senior would have done a better job on both the subject matter - and on the prose! In effect, from the author's own admission, it would seem that he did not take a step in the diplomatic field without first consultling his spouse. In addition, he seems to have had her accompany him to most of his major diplomatic meetings! Let us hope Ambassador L. Boggs will do a better job describing her mission at a key U. S. diplomatic post at the end of her tenure in Rome!

I found this book to be an enjoyable easy read! Ambassador Melady is a deep and interesting author. My only complaint is that i felt there was more to the story that he may not have been aloud to say! As a politically apointed Ambassador he seemed to really work for what he believed in! He is an insperation.

I read this book in 1988 just prior to arriving in Burundi as a Peace Corps volunteer.

The author, the former US Ambassador to Burundi during the 1972 massacre, suggests that Burundi would be better served if they geographically divided the country along ethnic lines: part Hutu and part Tutsi.

I chuckled at the notion, and after 3 years living in Burundi, I felt that the mere suggestion was riduculous.

With violence ongoing in Burundi, it seems that on a certain level, perhaps sub-division is a valid idea, but that would be akin to the US being two seperate countries: North and South.

Peace will only come to Burundi when the various warring factions realize that power must be shared.