Operating On Faith -- Matt Weber

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Operating on Faith

A Painfully True Love Story

by Matt Weber

At age 29, Matt Weber was newly married to Nell, the girl of his dreams. They had bought their first house, adopted a dog, and looked forward to a blissful first year together. But shortly after his honeymoon, Matt’s recurring, severe stomach troubles send him to the emergency room—and after a five-hour, life-saving surgery in which a third of his stomach is removed, Matt and Nell’s plans for their new life are dramatically altered. | read more»

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The gutsy story of a happy-go-lucky Catholic guy whose life was literally burst apart then stitched back together—with faith in the God he'd always known, the sweet and inexhaustible love of his wife, and healthy if sometimes irreverent doses of humor. | read more »

Shit Hits Fan (Can I Write That in a Catholic Book?): Excerpt

"I took pride in being tough and resilient whenever any minor health issue came up. Yet inexplicably, I couldn't lick what seemed like a permanent stomachache that had me always feeling nauseous, or as my wife would say, 'feeling puny.'" | read more »

Faith Is Like a Frozen Owl: Excerpt

"Man's greatest search for meaning lies in that link between life and faith, the biological and the spiritual. Was this a lesson in growing wiser in my faith from God? 'Whoo' knows." | read more »

Love, Actually, Overwhelmingly: Excerpt

"We had each other during a time in our lives when partnership was critical, when love took many forms." | read more »

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Learn more about the author and speaker that CBS News called "the voice of a new generation of Catholics." | read more »

Operating on Faith: A Q&A with Humorist Matt Weber

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