Christopher de Vinck, a husband, father, and grandfather, earned his doctoral degree from Columbia University and devoted 40 years to his career in public education. This is his 18th book. His previous books have been published by HarperCollins, Doubleday, MacMillan, Hodder, Crossroads, Paulist Loyola, and Upper Room. Over 200 of Christopher's op/ed essays have been published in: The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Readers Digest, The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, The NJ Record, The Dallas Morning News, The National Catholic Reporter, Good Housekeeping. He is a contributing columnist for The Dallas Morning News.He is the author of18 books including: Ashes (HarperCollins); Mr. Nicholas (Paraclete Press); Poems in Celebration of the Muse (Silver Bow); Augusta and Trab (Macmillan); The Power of the Powerless (Hodderz) (Doubleday) (HaperCollins) (Crossroad Books)
