brother born american consecrated converted catholicism baptized shortly started live religious life moved inner city philadelphia founded drug treatment center petitioned consecrated times rejected consecrated cardinal consecrated philadelphia lives converted city philadelphia spends time prayer early life born california seven siblings father mechanical engineer parents practicing catholics childhood father raised catholic instead raised culturally jewish according faith mother family moved new_jersey encounter group catholic activists bicycle repair shop worked caused convert catholicism baptized year left home nearby new_jersey live repair abandoned row houses religious life baptism lived loosely affiliated religious community got married decided wanted live religious life instead took private vows poverty obedience taking vows looked religious orders find felt compatible passionate spirituality debated desert today deciding abandoned inner cities moved abandoned row house began restoring continuing work tools regularly stolen drug founded treatment center drug years later bought derelict city philadelphia parted ways fixed building lacked doors windows working roof went build furniture revision canon option consecrated independent system religious orders permitted attempted consecrated rejected finally approved consecrated cardinal took public vows consecrated life lives car television gets news people gets bicycle found broken road open door policy people come visit visits family twice year computer uses touch email earn food clothing amounts year makes pottery sell works day week scientific instrument company end year funds remain charity wakes fills day prayer following rule life hours day claims hear god best
Richard Withers