The Joy of Being a Eucharistic Minister

Mitch Finley was born on December 17, 1945, in La Grande, Oregon. After serving in the U.S. Navy from 1964-68, he earned a B.A. from Santa Clara University and an M.A. from Marquette University.

Finley served as director of the family life office of the Roman Catholic diocese of Spokane, Washington, from 1977-82. He then began a career as a freelance writer, writing on theology and religion in 1982. His later work includes Your Family in Focus (1993) and Everybody Has a Guardian Angel (1993). He received the Excellence in Writing Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors in 1992 and awards from the Washington Press Association, the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada, and the National Federation of Press Women.

Finley is the father of three children:

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