Covenant of Love: Pastoral Reflections on Marriage

by John Joseph O'Connor

Book by O'Connor, John

Genres: Catholic

119 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1999

About the author

Cardinal John Joseph O'Connor
~ Rear Admiral, veteran of the Korean War and US Navy Chief of Chaplains
~ Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Diocese of New York

Graduate of Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary and ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia on 15 December 1945

Joined the US Navy as a chaplain and duly commissioned; active in war zones in 1952 during the Korean War

Given the honorific title Monsignor on 27 October 1966

Earned a PhD in Political Science from Georgetown University in 1970

Appointed an Auxiliary Bishop of the US Archdiocese for Military Services by Pope John Paul II on 24 April 1979

Elevated to Bishop by Pope John Paul II on 27 May 1979

Appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania by Pope John Paul II on 6 May 1983

Appointed Archbishop of the Diocese of New York by Pope John Paul II on 26 January 1984

Elevated to Cardinal-Priest by Pope John Paul II on 25 May 1985

Posthumous recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, awarded by the United States Senate on 7 March 2000

Posthumous recipient of the Jackie Robinson Empire State Medal of Freedom, awarded by Governor George Pataki on 21 December 2000