Review of Always Before Me
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[Following is a volunteer review of "Always Before Me" by John Servant.]
Always before me is a nostalgic story which portrays the life of devoted catholic priests. Father Paul's obedience to the law of God caused enmity between him and other men which led to him being sentenced to jail and he faithfully bore his cross, looking unto Jesus, saying the rosary, while he counted himself worthy to pass through the same persecution Jesus went through. While in jail, he was able to continue his priestly roles, like leading mass and listening to confessions, he ended up making a disciple of a man called Augustus who later betrayed him because his faith was weak.
Father Paul also had a friend in Father Anthony who was a teacher in New York. Father Anthony was ripped of his dignity as a teacher after he was accused of making sexual advancement to a female students for grades. He wasn't convicted of this accusation which make him unable to secure a job as a teacher until he got a job offer in the prison where he met Father Paul. The life of Father Anthony depicts forgiveness. He was able to forgive his accuser and bore her suffering
I love how the story started which gave me the curiosity to know who Father Paul was.
It was the introduction of the story that caught my attention, the expression and the emotions. I loved that the book gives a full understanding of the Catholic faith and a 'good man' I love John Servant's idea that a 'man' can be perfect as I love to think it's possible rather than how others sees being perfect as impossible. Also, I respect Father Anthony's unpretentiousness that he has a lot to learn from Father Paul
Although this story is an amazing one, I think the death of Father Anthony was not necessary, I believed John Servant could have a better idea of Father Anthony's life. Also, there were instances where the characters changed real fast, at some point I had to reread some paragraph
I rate this book 4 out 4 stars. Though ,there was the problem of quick change of characters but it wasn't much of a problem to get back on track and this book is really an amazing work with which a man can strengthen his faith
I recommend this book to people who loves the Catholic faith and those who wonder if perfection is attainable. It is however not suitable for people who doesn't believe/like religion or anything related to God or the Christian faith.
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Always Before Me
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Always before me is a nostalgic story which portrays the life of devoted catholic priests. Father Paul's obedience to the law of God caused enmity between him and other men which led to him being sentenced to jail and he faithfully bore his cross, looking unto Jesus, saying the rosary, while he counted himself worthy to pass through the same persecution Jesus went through. While in jail, he was able to continue his priestly roles, like leading mass and listening to confessions, he ended up making a disciple of a man called Augustus who later betrayed him because his faith was weak.
Father Paul also had a friend in Father Anthony who was a teacher in New York. Father Anthony was ripped of his dignity as a teacher after he was accused of making sexual advancement to a female students for grades. He wasn't convicted of this accusation which make him unable to secure a job as a teacher until he got a job offer in the prison where he met Father Paul. The life of Father Anthony depicts forgiveness. He was able to forgive his accuser and bore her suffering
I love how the story started which gave me the curiosity to know who Father Paul was.
It was the introduction of the story that caught my attention, the expression and the emotions. I loved that the book gives a full understanding of the Catholic faith and a 'good man' I love John Servant's idea that a 'man' can be perfect as I love to think it's possible rather than how others sees being perfect as impossible. Also, I respect Father Anthony's unpretentiousness that he has a lot to learn from Father Paul
Although this story is an amazing one, I think the death of Father Anthony was not necessary, I believed John Servant could have a better idea of Father Anthony's life. Also, there were instances where the characters changed real fast, at some point I had to reread some paragraph
I rate this book 4 out 4 stars. Though ,there was the problem of quick change of characters but it wasn't much of a problem to get back on track and this book is really an amazing work with which a man can strengthen his faith
I recommend this book to people who loves the Catholic faith and those who wonder if perfection is attainable. It is however not suitable for people who doesn't believe/like religion or anything related to God or the Christian faith.
******
Always Before Me
View: on Bookshelves |
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