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Father Joe by Tony Hendra
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May 31, 2005 | ISBN 9780812972344

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"Tony Hendra has accomplished one hell of a lot in his life, and doubtless has many achievements ahead of him, but this memoir of his spiritual journey, and the monk who guided it, will almost certainly be his masterpiece."
-Christopher Buckley

"I picked up Father Joe intending to read just a couple of pages before bed–and found that I couldn’t put it down until I’d finished it. The nature of a wise man, and the true nature of what wisdom feels like in action, is beautifully captured in Tony Hendra’s portrait of Father Joe, who is one of the few convincing saints in recent writing. The book’s last episode, when Hendra brings his son to meet Father Joe, brought unexpected tears to my weary eyes."
-Adam Gopnik

"Father Joe is a many-layered memoir of a god-driven Englishman, Tony Hendra. When I read passages to my wife and my voice began to give way she said, Keep going, keep going. I really didn’t need much urging. I could easily have read the whole book in one sitting but it’s too rich, too powerful, overwhelming. Even when he’s describing his days of wine, roses and rock and roll Mr. Hendra gives himself no quarter. There are furious paragraphs where he echoes Hamlet’s ‘Why, what an ass am I.’ But we know, from the subtitle, ‘The Man Who Saved My Soul’ that salvation is down the road. Father Joe waits for this wild, satirical, loving, poetic, lusty, blasphemous penitent. You might see some of yourself in Tony Hendra. If you see anything of yourself in Father Joe you are blessed. Like me you might cherish this book so much you’ll keep it on the shelf beside St. Augustine, St. Theresa of Avila, Thomas Merton, and when you dip into it you might hear Gregorian chant from the monks of Quarr."
Frank McCourt

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