The writings of Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh are characterized by a certain intricacy of style. Yet this does not hinder comprehension; on the contrary, it allows the reader to look more deeply within themselves. The author's talks and sermons are full of examples drawn from life. He invents nothing and draws no unwarranted conclusions, but speaks of what he himself has experienced or what has been experienced by people he has known. The metropolitan's aim is to help the human soul draw closer to God. He is full of the desire to share what he himself has touched in this life.
Anthony of Sourozh preached extensively, held various meetings, and answered questions from his audiences. Working as a physician, he witnessed a great variety of situations in which he always preserved a deep faith. His pastoral ministry was conducted mainly abroad, and so he draws on foreign realities, but this does not leave a serious imprint on his narrative, for the ways of Christian life are the same for everyone…
Listening to Metropolitan Anthony is both interesting and beneficial. For him, Christianity is not a set of dogmas and rules — it is a source of eternal life, without which the human soul dies of thirst.