Father Kolbe in Nagasaki

by Tomei Ozaki O.F.M., Shinichiro Araki (Translator), Kevin M Doak (Contributor)

This book seeks to reproduce Father Kolbe’s life in Nagasaki through the eyes of his fellow friars. Readers will come to appreciate how his life in Nagasaki with the Immaculata was the training ground for his profound love and glorious life.

304 pages, Paperback

Published August 14, 2021

Reviews

[Shaunda Penny · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author writes this almost as a diary of his own discoveries about St. Maximilian Kolbe. The information it contains is sometimes mundane, sometimes interesting, and sometimes spiritually convicting and awakening, as, I suppose, is life.
The writing style, whether the original author or the translation I don’t know, leaves something to be desired, but overall a great insight into the life of a modern saint.
I should add, though, that the quotes from and anecdotes about St. Maximilian Kolbe make it a very worthwhile read.

[Eileen O'Donohue · Rating 2 out of 5]

So I don't like the back and forth through time, from the 1930s to suddenly the 1980s. However, the on going tasks of spreading the Word and struggling with poverty is touching. When the friars were given sardines, they feasted like kings. Potatoes were expensive in Japan during the 1930s, yikes! The men manually labored to give translated magazines of "The Knights." Father Kolbe gave so much of himself for the way to righteousness. I love that Father Ozaki became so inspired by Father Kolbe's self sacrifice.

[Katie · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book brings together a friar's research into Fr. Kolbe's time in Japan and recollections of Franciscans who were with him there in the 1930's. It's not an academic work, more a collection of anecdotes, but it offers a unique look at day-to-day life with the future saint as he worked to found a monastery in Nagasaki.