In so many Irish homes, presbyteries, convents, monasteries, the Bible is often an ornament on the bookshelf. So seldom is it the inspiration and support it is meant to be. No doubt things are changing but many people are still not at home with the Bible; they have not come to see that it is everyman's story-their story.
The Road to Freedom is a very original and convincing approach to making the Bible popular. It is the kind of book which can bridge the gap between our life today and the Bible. If you are conscious of a need to make a new start in your life as a Christian and are anxious to take the initiative which God, wants of you, here is a book that will help you. Carlos Mesters, a Carmelite and parish priest working with the people in the poor suburban parish of Our Lady of Carmel in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, is also a Bible scholar and graduate of the Biblical Institutes of Rome and Jerusalem. His books and pamphlets are widely used in the pastoral renewal programme of the Church in Brazil. This translation of his book Palavra de Deus, Na História dos Homnes by Fr. Michael Mclaughlin, a young Holy Ghost priest from Derry, introduces all of us to his original and writings.