But For The Grace of God Author:Monsignor J. Patrick Carroll-Abbing Following the Allied landing in Anzio and the Nazi occupation of Rome, Msgr. Carroll-Abbing became an active member of the Resistance, at times living in caves with refugees, daily risking his life in the battle zone to organize medical aid, evacuate sick and wounded, and care for the thousands of children made lost and homeless by the war. Fro... more »m this last activity sprang the establishing, in 1945, Boys' Towns of Italy, which the author describes in moving detail, drawing unforgettable portraits of many thousands of boys fed, clothed and rehabilitated through his efforts.« less