Gus: A Nun's Story

By Patricia Nolan Savas

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882706489
• ISBN13: 9780882706481
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Bridge Logos Fndtn
• Length: 147 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 0.5" x 5.3"

Customer Reviews

true story of a nun and how she found peace with God

This autobiography is the story of a nun - she is honest and shares the good and bad about life in a convent. She eventually left the Catholic Church, but this book is not anti-catholic! She emphasizes the difference between religion and relationship. Religion is something "to do" (sing in the choir, light candles, do good deeds, say certain prayers). There is nothing wrong with religion and it is certainly good to do these things! But religion is worthless if we do not have a relationship with Christ. Christ is someone to know and trust in a personal way. The author was unable to find this relationship with Christ within her Catholic environment. However, she emphasizes that the same thing could happen to someone from ANY religious background. It does not matter if you are a religious Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, or Catholic...You must ask yourself: Do I have a relationship with Christ? Have I placed my personal faith in Christ? Your faith must be in Jesus Christ, not in your religion.

Outstanding Read

A page turner...couldn't put it down.

Excellent explaination of deliverance from works to grace

Great autobiography of the life a nun from her youth until her eventual transformation into a Born-Again Christian. A good first hand description of a nun's life with respect to the good and bad aspects of being a Sister of Charity