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At the age of 15, Rocco Morelli
was already on his way up the ladder of life in
the big time. A hometown Mafia “prince” with
family roots that sink deep into organized
crime, Morelli is cursed to repeat the sins of
his fathers until his life-changing encounter
with the only man who can stand up to him:
Jesus Christ. Join in Morelli’s exciting
transformation from playboy gangster to mob
politician to God’s man, finding identity and
protection in the #1 family in the universe.
A gangster turned
into a pastor? Unlike most mob stories that end
in tragedy, the dramatic life story of
Rocco
Morelli
is a tale of total
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"I was a Mafia wise guy—rich,
powerful, and greedy," Morelli says of his former life
in his book Forgetta 'bout It. "I was arrested and
imprisoned. But when released from prison, I was a
changed man."
La
famiglia
(the
family) ran "Little Chicago," Morelli's hometown of New
Kensington, Pennsylvania, nicknamed for its mob
connections. According to Morelli, the Mafia bosses on the east coast
all had ties to the family in Little Chicago. "The Mafia
curse was passed down to me from my great-grandfather. I
was doomed from birth to be an heir of the mob."
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Morelli became a cop at age 19, but at the same time he
nurtured his love for the underworld. "I became a
player, eventually messing up my mind with drugs and
alcohol. Less than 10 years later, I had the world in
the palm of my hands. I was part of the action and the
boss gave me the opportunity for membership." That boss
told Morelli, "Kill Tony and you're made!" He needed an
ironclad alibi. As he was about to do the hit, something
happened that changed his plans and his life forever:
Morelli met God the Father and said no to the
Godfather.
Morelli now speaks his message of a changed life to
prisoners, at-risk youth, and the lost around the world.
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