Mike Colahan

Mike Colahan is a graduate of Ithaca College. He has worked in higher education administration for 40 years, in a career that has spanned small for-profit career schools to working at one of the nation's most highly ranked liberal arts colleges. He has worked with students from all economic backgrounds, and has done admissions and financial aid consulting for several colleges spanning several states.

Mike was raised as a Methodist, then turned to the Quakers in his forties. He finds it impossible to reconcile the humane teachings of Jesus Christ with the hostile judgements imposed on people considered "different" by churches and those who believe they are acting in his name. In this regard, THE GOSPEL OF CATHERINE DEARE is not only a spiritual adventure, but the author's own reckoning with a much-maligned savior.