I’ll get around to it, but this is a Blog about a SpadeSpoonSoul Podcast with Pete Nunnally, author of the book, Catching Hope, which launches today, May 8th.
I wish I had wonderful stories of my own fishing prowess. I should, since I grew up in Minnesota. I do love eating fish – you can do no better than Minnesota Walleye (the state fish) at a Lenten Friday Fish Fry at the local Catholic parish. Fish sticks were mandatory lunch even in the public schools.
Alright, I do have a few memories:
• My first rod and reel was a Zebco 77. I’m guessing I got it at Mahowald’s in my hometown of Mankato – they had everything! I put my ZeeBee to work with bobbers, hooks, and worms in search of crappies.
• Getting motion sickness and sunburned while hauling in the Yellow Perch limit with my cousins.
• Going to Bullhead Days in Waterville. Living in Southern Minnesota, when all else fails, fish for bullheads (trick was making them edible).
• Riding past the Johnson Fishing Company on Madison Avenue, home of Silver Minnow Spoon lure.
• The Northern Pike I caught. I swear it was at least 30 pounds and I could see her teeth. I just couldn’t get it in the boat and on film.
• Ice fishing. Once.
OK, I’ll bait the hook and get to the catch-of-the-day. A SpadeSpoonSoul Podcast with Pete Nunnally, aka Father Pete the Wilderness Priest. Today, May 8th, marks the launch date his book, Catching Hope: The Hidden Spiritual Wisdom of Fishing, published by Broadleaf Books. Our favorite publisher at Triple S.
“Like every good fisherman, Pete Nunnally is a great storyteller.”
— Brian McLaren, author of Faith After Doubt.
“I don’t know much about fishing, but I know that it includes struggle. Catching Hope is for all those who struggle, whether it is a struggle with God, faith, religion; a struggle to find their place in the world; or a struggle with their own thoughts and demons.”
— Derrick Weston, director of theological education at Creation Justice Ministries and author of The Just Kitchen.
“No need to be a fishing enthusiast to find this little gem utterly compelling. Father Pete Nunnally tells his story of coming alive—to waters and winds and fishy creatures with their wily ways, but even more to God.”
—Debra Reinstra, author of Refugia Faith: Seeking Hidden Shelters, Ordinary Wonders, and the Healing of the Earth
Now go listen to the POD!
