Convicted by Mercy

Human Adventure Books announced the publication of a new book by Rita A. Simmonds
entitled Convicted by Mercy: The Journey of Frank Simmonds from the Streets to Sanctity. This book tells the true story of a saint. A saint who was a crack addict. A saint who was a shoplifter and did time. A saint who once lived in a cardboard shack on the roughest streets of New York City. A saint who, one cold night, told God that he would serve him for the rest of his life, and who was able to make good on that promise in the most extraordinary of ways.

About the Author
“I want the world to meet Frank Simmonds. His life story will be a source of grace to many.” - Rita A. Simmonds
Born in Rochester, New York, Rita Simmonds received her MA from Teachers College,
Columbia University. Rita Simmonds has won the annual Catholic Press Association award for Best Original Poetry three times. As a regular contributor to Magnificat, she is well known for her reverent reflections that breathe new life into the Catholic and liturgical seasons. Included in the best-selling Magnificat Year of Mercy Companion (2015) are 49 of her original poems. Rita Simmonds lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her two teenage sons.

About the Book
Convicted by Mercy: The Journey of Frank Simmonds from the Streets to Sanctity
by Rita A. Simmonds (Human Adventure Books, December 31, 2019, Paperback, 300 pages.)

“Frank Simmonds’ ascent — from addiction, incarceration, and refuse thrown into an urban dumpster, to a life of luminous love— is a parable for our age. Rita Simmonds recounts the miraculous story of the husband she met in the midst of their life’s path and holds back no detail. Her riveting account of Frank’s ascent defies our current state of belief. Yet who can refute the truth of a life? Sown into the heart of this homeless derelict, while abandoned on the streets of New York, were the mysterious seeds that transformed his soul and the community of all those around him. Readers who contemplate those seeds in Frank’s iconic life will find their hope and faith renewed.” –Lawrence E. Sullivan, Professor Emeritus of Theology, University of Notre Dame

Humanadventurebooks.com provides more information about the book, as well as media
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