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| | Publications | | The Face of Friendship: A True Story of Hope and Transformation | | | by Bill Clarke, SJ | | “This story of friendship – of despair and hope, of anger and forgiveness – reveals to us the triumph of life over death.”— Jean Vanier |  (Softcover; Novalis, 2004; Pp256)
When Bill Clarke, a Jesuit priest, finds himself sharing a tiny room at the Ignatian Farm Community in Guelph, Ontario with a hard-drinking former trucker who had shot off half of his own face in a failed suicide attempt, he wonders what he has gotten himself into. But over thirteen years, through the many ups and downs of Byron’s drinking binges and pain-filled struggles, of cribbage games and fishing trips, of farm crises and celebrations, the two become fast friends. At times hilarious, at times profoundly moving, The Face of Friendship is an incredible story of abiding friendship and of hope, healing and transformation. With honesty and insight, it shows how each of us can learn compassion and acceptance when we find the grace to overcome what stands in the way of befriending and loving the people in our lives. Includes 8 pages of photos. | |
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