Finger of God: My Driven Odyssey toward Deliverance

Have you ever felt you were not in control of your life but things worked out regardless? Pasquale A. Emiro grew up as a juvenile delinquent in the Italian neighborhoods of Somerville, Massachusetts. After his mother died at a young age, Pasquale constantly sought attention from his father, who rarely showed outward signs of his love. So he turned to a life on the streets and left home to seek other sources of fulfillment.

Throughout his lifehis childhood, his travels, his marriage, his education, his health problems, his career, his family life, and even the death of his wifePasquale saw how God was present in the events and people around him. He shares his life story, complete with struggles, accomplishments, and joys, in Finger of God: My Driven Odyssey toward Deliverance to show how God shaped him into a loving, compassionate, and devoted husband, father, and man.

Pasquale A. Emiro is a retired guidance counselor who lives in Haverhill, Massachusetts. He and his wife, Josephine (now deceased), have four children: Christine Moore, Frances Larson, Patricia Nicol, and Joseph Emiro.

Pasquale is a member of a Catholic Mens Group at Holy Family Parish in Amesbury, Massachusetts and the Sons of Italy, Victor Emmanuel Lodge. In his spare time, he enjoys cooking, travel, writing poetry, and reading.