What a beautiful book, written in the language of my thinking
process. Tyler Blanski is a very intelligent
man, persistent in questioning what is truth, and diligent in following “the
path to a good life.” He does the right
things; he asks the right questions. He
advances; he easily makes friends, but he is different than most of them, in
that he is never content.
Along the way, he makes assumptions about things he does not
know, and reluctantly changes his beliefs as he sees his assumptions proved
wrong. And he has walls of books!! And the first thing he does when focusing on
a new problem or challenged belief is to order more books! I sooooo know Tyler Blanski; I see him in the
mirror every day of my life.
This is a good book to read, to walk through --- and to ---
an understanding of things, Catholic things, that if not studied in depth may
seem arbitrary, or assumed false. Tyler
was weeks from becoming an Anglican priest; he did not come to accept Catholic
truths on some whim, but when he saw them he did not dismiss them but wondered
how he did not see them in the first place.
His story of discovery and affirmation parallels my own, albeit much
faster than my journey.
Non-Catholics may find this book compelling. They may go out and buy other books! I believe I would very much like Tyler
Blanski and his wife, should our paths ever cross. They had a long --- and lovingly united ---
faith journey. I especially liked how
they so often talked about it; it was THE priority of their lives.
And in the end, it all came down to a simple question: Can I
trust Him?
Today we let our kids be taught in an educational system
that says: “You can only trust in yourself.”
I fear they will have a very long journey to discover the truth; I fear
they won’t have the stamina to try.
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