John F Shekleton

John Shekleton is a writer living in Minneapolis. He is a former member of the Jesuits, a Catholic religious order. This committed society of men introduced him to the wonders of philosophy and allowed him to engage deeply with the world.

John Shekleton has four published novels.

A Jesuit Tale  begins when Mark, Tom and David meet at a Jesuit novitiate in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1968.  Mark is looking for a worthy alternative to his father’s professional ambitions.  Tom is a fiery idealist, and David is an intelligent young man unsure of his sexuality and place in the world.  In spite of radically different backgrounds and personalities, they become friends.

In the blink of an eye, everything has changed for Father Joe Tierney. He feels trapped. He needs to get awayfar away. Dressed in disguise, he opens the door of the STD clinic and runs until his sides hurt and he is gasping for air. Father Tierney, activist pastor of a large Catholic parish and closeted gay man, has just learned he is HIV positive.

From impulse—or inspiration—Joe Tierney, picks up and leaves his shattered life in the Midwest. He heads for what he hopes is a warm and welcoming gay society in Palm Springs.

In Bellosio: An Age of Miracles, destiny and divinity intertwine on a planet where life was seeded by the ethereal Cog. This ancient being nurtures three primate species, but skepticism among the human-like beings threatens their shared existence.

Amid political intrigue and ancient prophecies, an inept emperor’s reign faces external threats and internal turmoil. His daughter, the unexpected heir, grapples with her destiny. The abbot of the primary Cog abbey, bound by childhood ties to the emperor, finds himself at the heart of a power struggle that could ignite a civil war.