Father Charles Van Winkle is a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Generalate, Rome, Italy. Before being received into the Congregation, he experienced two years of college life, serving as vice-president of the leading campus fraternity in his sophomore year.
Fr. Charlie’s life in ministry has spanned many areas: he was a missionary in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh); taught school for eighteen years; was chairman of the Board of Theology Teachers of Greater Cleveland, as well as for the Greater Cleveland Biafran Campaign, and helped establish and direct “Teen Challenge of Greater Cleveland,” a live-in drug abuse rehabilitation program.
After a particularly enriching experience as a Trappist monk, he has primarily spent the last thirty-plus years directing retreats for college, university and high school students and presenting missions in the United States and overseas. And for many years. he has also been involved in prison ministry–a primary reason for having written this booklet.
DEDICATION
To the Most Holy Trinity:
For openness, Holy Spirit, to your inspiration;
To your strength, Lord Jesus, to live it;
That your will, Heavenly Father,
May be done on earth as it is in heaven.
– From The Faith-Love Principle
