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Wednesday, 4 July 2012
A PILGRIM'S WAY: AN ORTHODOX DOCUMENTARY ON MONASTIC LIFE
A very interesting and inspiring story and a valuable insight into Orthodox monastic life. My only criticism is a small one because they only speak a little of western Catholicism. One said that the essence of monastic life is love and humility. It would be an even better film if , when they talked about us, they showed a little love and humility. They criticise our understanding of Christianity without knowing much about us.However, this story is not about us, and all of us have our prejudices, and they, like us, are only on the way to sanctity
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