Brother Booker Ashe - It's Amazing What The Lord Can Do

A biography of America's premier Black monk, aka Milwaukee's Ghetto Friar Tuck. Brother Booker Ashe was many things to many people: a famous clergyman, a civil rights leader, an urban icon, a national black celebrity, a civic cornerstone, a chef, a theatre aficionado & a brother to all. Talented, charismatic & dynamic – everyone who met the man has a different story to tell.

An inner city institution.…the Black Friar Tuck.…Milwaukee's greatest humanitarian.…a beggar & a provider.…a Mother Theresa Type.…the Black Ghetto Santa Claus.…an on-the-road preacher.…a gambler & a chain smoker…a theatrical director & actor…a modern day Gandhi…an Ecclesiastical pimp for Christ…. America's premier black monk.…an artist & chef …. a civil rights icon....Saint John's gospel; Love walking around in a cassock.…a man of effusive ebullient goodness….a humble man with a compelling voice of love...a sign of the revolution being accomplished in the Roman Catholic Church & the Franciscan family....a Black man clad in brown robes taking Christ's teachings to the poor...a big man with a hearty laugh & a twinkle in his eye that belies the seriousness that underlies his life … the hood's Robin Hood … the Star of Walnut Street

Brother Booker, a Capuchin Franciscan monk, became one of the most famous black figures in the history of Milwaukee. Here those who knew him best speak to the depths of his character, his irreplaceable impact & the countless lives he touched.