tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post89626052733113430..comments2023-12-25T05:12:46.199+01:00Comments on ORA ET LABORA: 'This Holy Man': Impressions of Meteropolitan AnthonyFelix Culpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18062279686869827534noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-65253249218753639962010-05-06T21:45:19.872+02:002010-05-06T21:45:19.872+02:00I appreciated this book very much for its honesty ...I appreciated this book very much for its honesty about Metropolitan Anthony. All the saints had their flaws and we shouldn't whitewash them for the sake of having perfect saints - that all too often destroys the faith of the weak when the truth is told.Jon Marchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906335382429497204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-22787697709194263112010-04-27T18:28:42.376+02:002010-04-27T18:28:42.376+02:00It seems the Church in her wisdom remembers some f...It seems the Church in her wisdom remembers some for their sins and others for their sublimity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-14894603292091997122010-04-27T17:28:59.416+02:002010-04-27T17:28:59.416+02:00Agreed, I thought this book very well-written and ...Agreed, I thought this book very well-written and helpful. I think it provides a more realistic example of the spiritual life, and leadership in the Church. It also highlights the way in which it is possible to disagree within the Church, to wrestle with teachings or practices, etc.<br /><br />I, too, finished the book thinking, "The overall portrait of Metropolitan Anthony that emerges is, however, a genuinely inspiring one."<br /><br />It actually reminds me of <i>A Prodigal Saint: Father John of Kronstadt and the Russian People</i> by Nadieszda Kizenko, though Crow is better able to balance the biographical and historical with the 'holiness' and saintliness of her subject - Kizenko left me turned off by St. John, unfortunately (e.g., forcing celibacy on his wife).123https://www.blogger.com/profile/14514075641944568806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134782302655515338.post-52468168104667542202010-04-27T17:17:35.081+02:002010-04-27T17:17:35.081+02:00Very strange, one-sided approach indeed...Very strange, one-sided approach indeed...Sashahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10101720037854908041noreply@blogger.com