From Mafia Boss to the Cross: An AutobiographyYoung Carlo Bruno Caporrimo, after the tragic loss of his families fortune as a result of the carnage and massive destruction of his native Sicily during WWII, and the subsequent death of both his mother and father shortly after immigrating to America, is persuaded by a bewilderingly glamorous and glittery underworld of top New York City Mafioso to conduct nefarious family deeds. By taking the wrong road Carlo becomes engulfed in a Manhattan night life of organized crime, gambling, sex and bribery. Proclaimed by the government as a marked jewel thief and finally ordered out of New York City by the District Attorney, he sets out west to begin a new life. It is here that he finds his redemption in Calvarys Cross and his spiritual destiny fulfilled. Travel the world with Dr. Bruno Caporrimo as he proclaims the message of faith, restoration and new life in Christ Jesus. Experience his first hand accounts as a Minister of the Gospel to the nations and read of the impact that his far-reaching ministry has had on lives. Journey with him in his autobiography from mafia boss to the cross! |
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... thing to do. Many of us carried false identification and so it was easy for us to live a lie and get our way. In ... things. Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, or like one who lies at the top of the mast ...
... thing to do. Many of us carried false identification and so it was easy for us to live a lie and get our way. In ... things. Yes, you will be like one who lies down in the midst of the sea, or like one who lies at the top of the mast ...
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... thing to do. The truth is that I was caught in a snare of the devil leading me deep into corruption with the mafia. Night after night I saw people drink and become incredibly drunk. Some I would have to remove from the club due to their ...
... thing to do. The truth is that I was caught in a snare of the devil leading me deep into corruption with the mafia. Night after night I saw people drink and become incredibly drunk. Some I would have to remove from the club due to their ...
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... things that he needed. He knew about my case and he was very kind towards me. There was the Black Section, in which 90% of the inmates were Negro, 6% Hispanic, and 4% white. The white, which was the mafia, ruled. The majority of the ...
... things that he needed. He knew about my case and he was very kind towards me. There was the Black Section, in which 90% of the inmates were Negro, 6% Hispanic, and 4% white. The white, which was the mafia, ruled. The majority of the ...
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... things in the wrong way. Dear reader, remember, I had no faith in the police any longer. Since they beat me up and put me in jail and the attorneys sold me down the river, I was in bad shape. Wouldn't you say so? At other nightclubs ...
... things in the wrong way. Dear reader, remember, I had no faith in the police any longer. Since they beat me up and put me in jail and the attorneys sold me down the river, I was in bad shape. Wouldn't you say so? At other nightclubs ...
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... thing." "If it feels good, do it!" "I want what I want, when I want it" "Who cares what God has to say about it!” "It's my life and I'll do what I please!" THE BIBLE CALLS THIS ATTITUDE SIN. Sin is a biblical 26 Dr. Bruno Caporrimo.
... thing." "If it feels good, do it!" "I want what I want, when I want it" "Who cares what God has to say about it!” "It's my life and I'll do what I please!" THE BIBLE CALLS THIS ATTITUDE SIN. Sin is a biblical 26 Dr. Bruno Caporrimo.
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Page 98 - Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves : be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. But beware of men : for they will deliver you up to the councils, and they will scourge : you in their synagogues ; and ye shall be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony against them and the Gentiles.
Page 88 - Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended : but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
Page 54 - His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.
Page 86 - Bless the LORD, ye his angels, That excel in strength, that do his commandments, Hearkening unto the voice of his word.
Page 95 - Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren : and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward.
Page 2 - My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children.
Page 89 - These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more.
Page 2 - The thief cometh not but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Page 152 - ... parting asunder, like as of fire, and it sat upon each one of them, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance.