Overview
How far should a good man go to keep a sacred VOW?
Father Felix Reinherz has spent his life following the rules. The son of devout Catholic parents, he became the priest everyone expected him to be. He obeyed his superiors. He buried his doubts. He gladly sacrificed love and personal gain in service to the Church that had always been his refuge.
Then one confession changes everything.
When Felix learns that his closest friend has abused a young girl, he finds himself trapped between two moral absolutes: the Church's inviolable seal of confession and the duty to protect an innocent child. Whatever choice he makes will betray something he holds sacred.
Decades later, as the Catholic Church confronts the devastating fallout of its sexual abuse crisis, Felix is forced to reckon with the consequences of that moment—and with the question that has haunted him ever since:
Did he do the right thing?
Thought-provoking and emotionally charged, The Collar is a powerful novel about faith, loyalty, conscience, and the burden of living with a choice that can never be undone.
