'Who are you looking for?'
These words from John's Gospel were central to HCPT founder Brother Michael Strode's faith. His search for truth helped him realise that if God is Love, then to find God means to bring His Love to others.
Brother Michael's life was one of prayer and service even before he entered the Cistercian community on Caldey Island at the age of 68, and this book encapsulates his lifelong journey toward God. It details his ground-breaking work for children with disabilities at Chailey Heritage that in 1956 led him to found the charity HCPT, which continues to take thousands of pilgrims to Lourdes each year. The book accounts for how he became a leading light in promoting the inclusion of all those living with disabilities into mainstream society.
Inspiring and insightful, and capturing Michael's wit, John Wolff's biography opens up Michael's own writings, and explores his very considered relationship with God. It makes Michael and his incredible work accessible to those who didn't know him, and helps those who did know him understand his life and work even better.
John Wolff is a past Group Leader and Trustee of HCPT. He was a friend of Michael's for 60 years and spent many hours in conversation with Michael on Caldey, as well as studying his diaries, prayer cards and other writings.
The author has agreed that all profits from sales of this book will be distributed to causes connected with Michael Strode.