"This middle volume of Monk Malloy's projected three-volume memoir posts abundant proof that the examined life is surely worth living. Readers will meet an internationally minded priest, professor, scholar, dormitory chaplain, adviser, and administrator on his way to the presidency of Notre Dame. He exemplifies what it means to be a priest in American Catholic higher education. The forthcoming third volume will tell the story of what went on between his ears and across his desk during his eighteen years as president of the University of Notre Dame." —William J. Byron, S.J., St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia
"Monk Malloy makes his thoughtful and remarkably detailed account of his early priestly years at Notre Dame the perfect foil for his candid, forceful and long-needed reflection on the writing and application of Ex Corde Ecclesiae to America’s Catholic colleges and universities." —J. Donald Monan, S.J., Boston College
“Monk Malloy’s candid and revealing book could well be titled ‘The Making of A Catholic College President.’ It is a moving story of Monk’s personal growth from priest and professor to president of Notre Dame. Along the way, Monk provides a rare inside look at Catholic higher education in America and its bruising battles with the Vatican over the meaning of Catholic identity in our pluralistic society. It’s a story that makes you proud to be a Catholic.” —Joseph A. Califano, Jr., National Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (Califano is former US Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare and also, Founder and Chair of the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University)
“ . . . the middle volume of a projected three-volume memoir by Malloy, covering his years at the University of Notre Dame before he became the institution’s president.” —Publishers Weekly
“[T]he second volume of Malloy’s three-part autobiography . . . covers the 13-year period in which Malloy worked on the seminary staff and as a Notre Dame professor, administrator, vice president and associate provost. Monk’s Tale also provides readers with Malloy’s dealings with students as a resident of Sorin Hall.” —South Bend Tribune
“Monk’s Tale: Way Stations on the Journey is a continuing memoir from Malloy as he tells his story of joining the faculty at the University of Notre Dame, climbing the ranks and seeing much of what the campus had to offer through the years, including a strong impact on Catholic higher education throughout the United States.” —The Midwest Book Review
“Father Malloy’s book is a good read because of the voice of Father ‘Monk.’ He comes across as a really likeable and good person . . . . The reader cares about Father Monk’s observations because you care about Father Monk.” —New Catholic Books & Media
“Charmingly written, the memoirs include many interesting anecdotes, told with candor, by Father Malloy of his experience in many different roles and situations. The personal challenges facing Father Malloy during his Notre Dame presidency and the significant role he played in the apostolic constitution’s creation are described in a thoroughly interesting style. The book will not just appeal to Notre Dame alumni and supporters, but to anyone interested in Catholic higher education in the United States.” —Catholic Library World
