THE INCREDIBLE TRUE CONVERSION STORY!
THE PRISONER
An Invitation To Hope
...by Paul F. Everett
A true story and just a very hard book to set aside! From life imprisonment - to Secular Franciscan - to Capuchin Franciscan Friar. "On November 13, 1947, in Uniontown, PA, twenty-year-old Jim Townsend shot and killed his pregnant wife--a horrible crime that dominated front-page articles in the region. He was promptly convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to life imprisonment." "I believe in miracles....When I was asked thirty-four years ago to do an interview with an ex-convict who wanted to be a candidate for our Capuchin Franciscan way of life, I was extremely skeptical. After an hour with him, I came to the realization of God's love, forgiveness, and redemption. This man was ten times more a Franciscan than I was. This is a sacred story..." Fr. William J. Wiethorn, OFM, Guardian, Capuchin College, Washington, DC. Published by Paulist Press, March 2005, paperback, 208 pages. (Order 4301 Price $16.95) |
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