The Carmen Porco Story: Journey Toward Justice by Charles Taylor

A biography that offers a compelling and beautifully written account of Carmen Porco's life journey. The book describes Porco's impoverished Italian childhood in a barroom, his early involvement in gangs that led to his best friend's death and his turning to religion. Although he tried to be a traditional pastor, he grew to question the traditional church and later devoted his life to serving the poor through his low income housing ministry. He believed that the True Church is not a building, but in the streets and homes where people live daily. He is a champion of the poor and for most of his adult life Rev. Porco has fought for racial justice and equal opportunity for the poor.