false 59096 0 0 male 143685 0812972341 9780812972344 75 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172157620m/143685.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172157620s/143685.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/143685.Father_Joe_The_Man_Who_Saved_My_Soul 3.58 344 How I met Father Joe. I was fourteen and having an affair with a married woman. These are the opening lines to the first chapter of this outstanding memoir by former National Lampoon Editor Tony Hendra. How could we resist diving into this deliciously satisfying story about a lifelong mentorship with Dom Joseph Warrilow, a.k.a. Father Joe? After the devout Catholic husband catches the illicit couple in the kitchen, the husband does not attack Hendra. Instead he decides the young boy needs salvation. Amazingly, the husband leads Hendra to the one man who could save his soul: Father Joe. This is a tribute to a spiritual mentor, written in an easygoing, guy-talk style. It is no small feat to be brilliantly funny, ruthlessly honest, and spiritually profound at the same time, but Hendra has the winning combo. For more than 40 years Hendra would return to this mesmerizing old soul to tell him everything---from the details of his first sexual encounter, through questioning the social value of satire, to his crisis in faith after losing two children through miscarriages. But it's not just the North Star wisdom of Father Joe that captivates readers; it is the chance to follow Hendra as he gradually matures into a humble and spiritually solid man who can still crack a wicked good joke. Such a gift. Thank you, Tony Hendra. --Gail Hudson]]> 59096 3.64 517 123 2004 467026 0312425392 9780312425395 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226207622m/467026.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1226207622s/467026.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/467026.The_Messiah_of_Morris_Avenue_A_Novel 3.51 61 59096 3.64 517 123 2006 753658 0385232233 9780385232234 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/753658.Going_Too_Far 3.64 11 59096 3.64 517 123 1987 467027 067151928X 9780671519285 0 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175013185m/467027.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175013185s/467027.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/467027.The_BOOK_OF_BAD_VIRTUES_THE_BOOK_OF_BAD_VIRTUES 3.57 7 59096 3.64 517 123 1994 4905968 0413469107 9780413469106 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4905968.Eighties_and_Look_Back 3.00 1 59096 3.64 517 123 1979 3218840 0615193323 9780615193328 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3218840.My_Wall_Street_Journal 3.00 1 59096 3.64 517 123 65859 3.00 1 0 423675 4.22 23 4 2008 7315895 0641826281 9780641826283 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7315895-the-messiah-of-morris-avenue 0.0 0 59096 3.64 517 123 2006 6934488 1593979185 9781593979188 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6934488-the-messiah-of-morris-avenue 0.0 0 Father Joe became a new classic of faith and spirituality— even for those not usually so inclined. Now he’s back with a novel set in a very reverent future where Church and State always walk hand-in-hand. Fade in as Johnny Greco— a fallen journalist, who nurses a few grudges along with his cocktails, stumbles onto a story that intrigues him. It seems a young man named Jay is driving about New Jersey in a beat-up van preaching radical notions like kindness and generosity—and even tossing off a few miracles.

How better, Johnny schemes, to stick it to Reverend Sabbath (America’s #1 Holy Warrior) than to write a headline-making story announcing Jay as the Second Coming? Then something strange happens. Died-in-the-wool skeptic Johnny actually finds his own life being transformed by the new messiah.

Hilarious and genuinely moving, The Messiah of Morris Avenue brings to life a savior who reminds the world of what Jesus actually taught and wittingly skewers all sorts of sanctimoniousness on both sides of the political spectrum. Writing with heart, a sharp eye, and a passionate frustration with those who feel they hold a monopoly on God, Tony Hendra has created a delightful story that reminds us of the unfailing power of genuine faith.

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