Mitch Finley


Mitch Finley is an American author who writes on religious and Catholic subjects. He has written over thirty books and has won eleven Catholic Press Awards, and an Excellence in Writing Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.

Biography

Finley was born in La Grande, Oregon. He and his wife, author Kathleen Finley, were married in 1974 and live in Spokane, Washington. They have three grown sons.
Finley graduated from DeSales High School, in Walla Walla, Washington. He then served four years in the U.S. Navy, receiving an honorable discharge as a petty officer second class. Finley quips that he "put in four years in the navy without serving even one day aboard ship; it was all shore duty." He then studied at Santa Clara University, earning a B.A. in Religious Studies, and an M.A. in Theology from Marquette University.

Books