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Thank God Ahead of Time - The Life and Spirituality of Solanus Casey
Item #: 1002676
ISBN: 9780867169195
Author: Michael Crosby, O.F.M. Cap
No. Pages: 282
Binding: Softcover
Price: $16.95
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Well-balanced,academic without being dry
By Jane Lebak from At My Desk on July 31, 2009
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
The book is adapted from the research Crosby did for the Vatican when it investigated Casey for sainthood. (He's now "venerable.") As such, it's thoroughly researched and footnoted, with none of the hagiographic sense of many saint-biographies. The style is balanced, almost academic but with none of the dryness. In fact, Casey's humanity comes across foremost, along with compassion for him and those to whom he ministered. The text is very readable. Although there are hundreds of footnotes, most of them are citations and not clarifications (meaning you don't have to keep flipping to the back of the book for the full story.) Crosby does not hesitate to discuss some of Casey's shortcomings, giving a well-rounded treatment to the man as a human being who lived within his culture and his time. The best part, for me, was how Crosby chronicled some of the changes made in Casey's spirituality over time. Too often we read about saints as if they were fully-formed by age twelve (unless they had a cataclysmic conversion experience) but Crosby notes at times that a certain trait was just in its beginning stages, or that such-and-such was the first notes of what would become one of the hallmarks of Casey's later ministry. This documentation of his spiritual progress should be a comfort for all of us saints-in-training who know we have a long way to travel. I highly recommend this book with five stars.
Thank God for Solanus Casey
By Odissey from Washington, D.C on July 27, 2009
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
A very readable biography of an extraordinary yet fully ordinary human being. Full of anecdotes and third-person reports, research & background well supported. I enjoyed every page. Fr. Solanus is a light in our faithless society.
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