The Brutality of Grace — Joseph Susanka

"...in my own stories I have found that violence is strangely capable of returning my characters to reality and preparing them to accept their moment of grace."
  Flannery O'Connor

In October, 2015, I was invited to Gallup, New Mexico to give a talk on why I think it can be worthwhile to watch dark and difficult films. I called it "The Brutality of Grace." And here it is.

"...in my own stories I have found that violence is strangely capable of returning my characters to reality and preparing them to accept their moment of grace." Flannery O'Connor