During his priestly life, Daniel A. Lord was a living for millions. Few priests in our era have been as well
and as beloved, His was a full, vital, unselfish life all that is best in mankind. It is truly resource of hope;
inspiration for all.
Typical of his way of life is the fact that, at the insistence of his devoted friends he spent several of the last weeks life writing this autobiography. Written unassumingly, estly, but with tremendous vitality and magnificence of spirit it reflects beautifully the whole tenor of his life: it catches the spirit of his childhood, the experiences of his youth, the formative years of his life. With deep appreciation and feeling he tells of his life at the Jesuit novitiate, his teaching experiences and his training in theology. Finally, it describes his participation in the life of his country as the most widely read and versatile Catholic author in America. Here is the exciting story of his 'Hollywood experiences as adviser to Cecil De Mille in the filming of The Ten Commandments and The King of Kings. He helped organize the Legion of Decency and was the author of the Motion Picture Code an episode told here in full for the first time. Years ago he foresaw the inevitable result if the motion picture industry did not adhere to this code.