About
Dr. Frank Seitz, a Clinical and Forensic Psychologist for 36 years and former Catholic Seminarian, has written two dozen professional articles and three books about the challenges within the human psyche. Once featured on "60 Minutes", he has evaluated and counseled numerous clergy in their crises of intimacy. He lives in Bozeman, Montana, with his wife Adele.
Description
<p>(Book 1)<br />Betrayed by the woman he loved and on the verge of destitution, artist Jonathan Martinez channels his anguish and rage into what will become his greatest masterpiece—Passion and Betrayal. The painting, critically acclaimed, ushers him into the world of fine art and allows him to realize his dreams. Stepping out of the shadows, he transforms into Phillipe, a wealthy artist and sought-after bachelor who enjoys an extravagant lifestyle—including his pick of any woman he desires.<br /><br />But when Phillipe least expects, the woman who almost destroyed him returns on the arm of his agent. Despite his anger, she awakens the part of his soul he entombed long ago. The part of him that can never forget her, no matter how deeply he buries himself in his art.<br /><br />With everything he's accomplished at stake, can Phillipe overpower the demons that haunt him and learn to love again? Or will his heart remain a shattered work of art that can never be restored?</p>
Story Behind The Book
As you are reading this, a storm of controversy swirls around the Catholic clergy, whose numbers include both saints and sinners. What guides the hands that can consecrate the Body of Christ and then defile the bodies of children? The paradoxes of the clergy -- puzzles that include flawed love and intimacy gone to Hell. Where does God walk in such a crowd? The Bible and catechism speak clearly about the black and white, but what about the gray? Where is God in the gray?
Reviews
"I hadn't intended to read "The Collar" on one spot, but once I started, that was it -- the writing beautiful, the characters coming alive on every page."<div>"Eric Funk is a composer, conductor, and musician of world renown who sets no boundaries on his musical talents and interests. . . Eric is a local and national treasurer."</div><div>"Frank Seitz is a talented fictionist, someone who truly understands the dictates of the heart and knows how to say it. Bravo!"</div>
