A Miracle for St. Cecilia's

Warm your heart in chilly Dorsetville, New England, where old-fashioned faith and Yankee grit are always at home

The citizens of Dorsetville are poor in worldly goods but rich in faith and compassion. For generations--long before the last wool mill closed five years ago--they have been bound together by St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, which is set to close after mass on Easter Sunday. Father James Flaherty despairs of ever turning the parish finances around. What will… (more)

Warm your heart in chilly Dorsetville, New England, where old-fashioned faith and Yankee grit are always at home

The citizens of Dorsetville are poor in worldly goods but rich in faith and compassion. For generations--long before the last wool mill closed five years ago--they have been bound together by St. Cecilia's Catholic Church, which is set to close after mass on Easter Sunday. Father James Flaherty despairs of ever turning the parish finances around. What will become of his flock and the beloved, ancient Father Keene, who had planned to live out his days at St. Cecilia's? At the Country Kettle restaurant, waitress Lori Peterson needs her own miracle--a bone marrow match for her husband. Matthew Metcalf needs a miracle, too, now that his rash act of hacking into the high school computer has exposed embarrassing secrets. Delightful and moving, with a cast of endearing and quirky characters, A Miracle for St. Cecilia's will warm hearts and enchant readers everywhere.