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The Way of a Pilgrim
This classic work of Russian spirituality has charmed countless readers with its tale of a nineteenth-century peasant seeking the truth with simple humility, finding joy and plenty everywhere in life.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
196 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 5, 2009
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Walter J. Ciszek
11 books102 followersWalter Joseph Ciszek, S.J. was a Polish-American Jesuit priest who conducted clandestine missionary work in the Soviet Union between 1939 and 1963.
Fifteen of these years were spent in confinement and hard labor in the Gulag, plus five preceding them in Moscow's infamous Lubyanka prison. He was released and returned to the United States in 1963, after which he wrote two books, including the memoir With God in Russia , and served as a spiritual director.
Since 1990, Ciszek's life has been under consideration by the Roman Catholic Church for possible beatification or canonization. His current title is Servant of God.
Fifteen of these years were spent in confinement and hard labor in the Gulag, plus five preceding them in Moscow's infamous Lubyanka prison. He was released and returned to the United States in 1963, after which he wrote two books, including the memoir With God in Russia , and served as a spiritual director.
Since 1990, Ciszek's life has been under consideration by the Roman Catholic Church for possible beatification or canonization. His current title is Servant of God.
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December 27, 2021
I had a difficult time assigning my rating.
This is said to have been written by an unknown 19th century Russian peasant, telling of his constant wrestling with the problem of "how to pray without ceasing." It is a very readable and interesting story, but I balk at giving it more than 3 stars. It just seems to me to ascribe magical powers to "the Jesus prayer" and that doesn't work for me. The nature of God and man is much a mystery to me. Furthermore, I am not sure exactly what prayer is or how "it works," but this didn't help me. It could be different for you.
This is said to have been written by an unknown 19th century Russian peasant, telling of his constant wrestling with the problem of "how to pray without ceasing." It is a very readable and interesting story, but I balk at giving it more than 3 stars. It just seems to me to ascribe magical powers to "the Jesus prayer" and that doesn't work for me. The nature of God and man is much a mystery to me. Furthermore, I am not sure exactly what prayer is or how "it works," but this didn't help me. It could be different for you.
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