If the old saying, "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger," carries any weight, then John Caniglia, 88, of Warren must be one of this proverb's best exemplars. Born in Ravenna, the retired carpenter and pipe roller is the only child in his parents' family to reach adulthood.

That's just the beginning of a life lived in the face of many dangers, several of which he recently shared with La Gazzetta Italiana in an animated storytelling session that included a loving assist from daughter, Sister Joanne Caniglia, O.P.

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