Review of ...on your way home...Do This
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Review of ...on your way home...Do This
[Following is a volunteer review of "...on your way home...Do This" by George Six.]
...on your way home...Do This by George Six is an autobiographical account of a man who believes he had a calling to priesthood. The book follows his life from the beginning as a boy growing up in America, covering briefly his marriage to Irene and how their lives were at the time. A tragedy seemed to change his life, and after he saw his son fighting for life in intensive care with head injuries after an accident he says how he went out to the car park and seemed to be questioning God about how this could happen. However, was it this experience or the priest who came to heal his son with oils that had an effect on him? His life changed and he began to get more involved in the Church becoming a Deacon, and began to influence his wife who had said she would "not marry one of those." He became her priest. The rest of the book tells us about his experiences working in the Church and how he became known as Father Six. He meets with different people all coming to him for help. Should he help women who want abortions if they have a reason? What happened to the filthy alcoholic that seems beyond help, will he get better? Can he, or should he, help a woman become a priest? Can they accept a gay priest to work with them? Then there is the confession of a drug addict who seems to want to sacrifice him. What should he do? How can the Church accept and deal with new situations and ideas? And should they? What does coronovirus teach us? To find out answers to some of these questions you can read the book. It is non-fiction and 135 pages in length and is written mostly in the first person.
What was good about the book was that it was organised into chapters which made it easy to read. The fact that the story begins with his life before priesthood helps us to understand the rest of the story and how he came to this change. It was interesting that it seemed to happen after a catastrophe when many people will find themselves weaker in faith. It is also interesting to see how ordinary every day objects can gain meaning in the Church. I had never thought that a watermelon could carry a story behind it and hold a lot of meaning for someone. Such things were interesting to read, particularly if someone is interested in spirituality and how people derive meanings from ordinary things. I also found that I gained some insight into factors affecting the Church and its traditions. There seemed to be a question over whether such traditions should be challenged or not. Can a woman really be a priest? What about a gay man? Can there be an acceptance of abortion? In which cases? Such incidents shed light on issues facing the Church and probably many other religions in today's world.
On the more negative side, the book needed more editing and probably was not professionally edited since I came across and recorded four errors. I also came across one instance of profanity. I finished the book with a sense that the writer still had more to do in life and had dreams that he still wanted to fulfill but it seemed that he was influenced by others to give them up and I felt that was more of a negative issue.
I am removing one star since the book was not professionally edited. Therefore, I have rated the book 3 out of 4 stars.
It would most likely suit people who enjoy non-fiction, particularly autobiographical accounts, spiritual journeys and religious stories. Although it has a strong Christian theme, other religious followers and non could enjoy reading it.
Since the writer discusses sensitive issues, people who have strong views on some of the issues mentioned may take offense during parts of the book. There was mention of killings and do forth that may upset some people and younger readers.
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...on your way home...Do This
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...on your way home...Do This by George Six is an autobiographical account of a man who believes he had a calling to priesthood. The book follows his life from the beginning as a boy growing up in America, covering briefly his marriage to Irene and how their lives were at the time. A tragedy seemed to change his life, and after he saw his son fighting for life in intensive care with head injuries after an accident he says how he went out to the car park and seemed to be questioning God about how this could happen. However, was it this experience or the priest who came to heal his son with oils that had an effect on him? His life changed and he began to get more involved in the Church becoming a Deacon, and began to influence his wife who had said she would "not marry one of those." He became her priest. The rest of the book tells us about his experiences working in the Church and how he became known as Father Six. He meets with different people all coming to him for help. Should he help women who want abortions if they have a reason? What happened to the filthy alcoholic that seems beyond help, will he get better? Can he, or should he, help a woman become a priest? Can they accept a gay priest to work with them? Then there is the confession of a drug addict who seems to want to sacrifice him. What should he do? How can the Church accept and deal with new situations and ideas? And should they? What does coronovirus teach us? To find out answers to some of these questions you can read the book. It is non-fiction and 135 pages in length and is written mostly in the first person.
What was good about the book was that it was organised into chapters which made it easy to read. The fact that the story begins with his life before priesthood helps us to understand the rest of the story and how he came to this change. It was interesting that it seemed to happen after a catastrophe when many people will find themselves weaker in faith. It is also interesting to see how ordinary every day objects can gain meaning in the Church. I had never thought that a watermelon could carry a story behind it and hold a lot of meaning for someone. Such things were interesting to read, particularly if someone is interested in spirituality and how people derive meanings from ordinary things. I also found that I gained some insight into factors affecting the Church and its traditions. There seemed to be a question over whether such traditions should be challenged or not. Can a woman really be a priest? What about a gay man? Can there be an acceptance of abortion? In which cases? Such incidents shed light on issues facing the Church and probably many other religions in today's world.
On the more negative side, the book needed more editing and probably was not professionally edited since I came across and recorded four errors. I also came across one instance of profanity. I finished the book with a sense that the writer still had more to do in life and had dreams that he still wanted to fulfill but it seemed that he was influenced by others to give them up and I felt that was more of a negative issue.
I am removing one star since the book was not professionally edited. Therefore, I have rated the book 3 out of 4 stars.
It would most likely suit people who enjoy non-fiction, particularly autobiographical accounts, spiritual journeys and religious stories. Although it has a strong Christian theme, other religious followers and non could enjoy reading it.
Since the writer discusses sensitive issues, people who have strong views on some of the issues mentioned may take offense during parts of the book. There was mention of killings and do forth that may upset some people and younger readers.
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...on your way home...Do This
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