9781892331663 - Love in the Ruins : Modern Catholics in Search of the Ancient Faith (1 results)

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. "Every Catholic who has found refuge in the traditions of the Church has a story. One doesn't end up at the Latin Mass by accident."The narratives that follow are written by Roman Catholics who have discovered or rediscovered the riches of the ancient liturgy and traditions of Holy Mother Church, powerful anecdotes to the ecclesiastic and liturgical crises of our day. They are accounts of conversion, reversion, and simple fidelity to the Faith throughout the religious and cultural upheaval that followed in the wake of Vatican II. Many of the contributors to this book suffered for years from theological dissent and liturgical abuse in their parishes, parochial schools, and Catholic universities; some grew up in tradition but refused to participate in the post-conciliar revolution; some, like me, were converts to the Faith; and all were inexplicably drawn to the beauty and mystery, the truth and holiness of the centuries-old sacrifice of the Mass. Perhaps most importantly, these are stories of what Evelyn Waugh has called the "operation of Grace" the unmerited and unilateral act of love by which God continually calls souls to Himself." From the Preface Number of Pages: 181. book.