A Priest Walks Into a Waffle House: Stories from a Gritty, Grace-Filled Life

By Lauretta Hannon

In this era of unprecedented division and distraction, we've lost the ability to recognize the goodness all around us. But it doesn't have to be that way. From the acclaimed author of THE CRACKER QUEEN comes a cheeky spiritual memoir with an audacious message of hope. Hannon shows that joy can arise from the deepest abyss; that everyone is designed with purpose and hardwired for restoration; and that love and peace are entirely warranted and possible. This is because grace abounds where we often miss it: in the grittiness of life. Consider this book a tonic that will actually make you feel better. And though it openly rebels against our collective despair, it never sugarcoats reality. The humor and the heartbreak flow in equal measure. Born from a supernatural encounter in a Waffle House, this is ostensibly a story of the author's eventual, fitful, and comical conversion to Catholicism. But it is more than that. It is part tender meditation, part war cry, and a rollicking good time..

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0H4WJMS23
• ISBN13: 9798897360369
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: Mercer University Press
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.5"