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Jane Knuth is a longtime volunteer in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 2011, Jane's first book, Thrift Store Saints, was awarded first place from the Catholic Press Association for Popular Presentation of the Catholic Faith. She also writes a monthly column for The Good visa mer News, the newspaper of the Diocese of Kalamazoo. visa färre
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In this follow-up to Knuth's book [b:Thrift Store Saints: Meeting Jesus 25¢ at a Time|9631140|Thrift Store Saints Meeting Jesus 25¢ at a Time|Jane F. Knuth|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328806042s/9631140.jpg|14518454], the author speaks a lot more about Mary than I could get behind. There are more mentions of her praying to Mary and receiving from Mary than about Jesus.

Knuth weaves the story of having her wallet stolen at the thrift shop into many of the other stories in the book, which I liked. It helped to center the book. She also jumped back and forth between thrift store stories and her journey to Medjugorje, which I didn't care for. The trip seemed completely unrelated and it made the book feel disjointed.

(In case any readers are sensitive to profanity, please note that there are a couple of swear words included in dialogue.)

"The balance of power [between volunteer and the people served in the thrift store] is so skewed that it is an immediate barrier to friendship. I am the seemingly rich person giving the money away, and they are the seemingly needy people asking for help. This is not a good basis for friendship... Maybe this is why our patron, St. Vincent, tells us to help as quickly as possible, to drop everything, even our rosary beads, when someone asks for our assistance. Our quick response is a sign of our sincere concern for them, and it takes some of the power out of our hands and puts it in theirs. If we delay our help to fit our own schedule, we control not only the money but also their time and add to their anxiety." p 156

"Take care not to spoil God's work by trying to hurry them too much. Take good time and know how to wait. Too often we spoil good works by going too fast, because we are acting according to our own inclinations which makes us think what we want to do is practical and timely. What God wishes done is accomplished almost by itself, without our thinking about it." St. Vincent dePaul, as quoted on p 51
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RachelRachelRachel | Nov 21, 2023 |
The writing caught me right away. These incidents are simply told, with lots of heart and a smile. Chapter 5 had me in tears.

What great lessons to be learned. This book will hopefully impact the way I see and interact with others, particularly 'the least of these.'
 
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2wonderY | Mar 20, 2017 |

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5
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91
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Betyg
3.8
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2
ISBN
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