The Gentle Traditionalist: A Catholic Fairy-tale from Ireland

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The Gentle Traditionalist: A Catholic Fairy-tale from Ireland

Geoffrey has a problem. All his life heâ€™s lived according to â€œsensibleâ€ sceptical, secular values. Then, his true love left him for a New Age community in Scotland. But it gets worse: now she wants to be a traditional Catholic nun! Geoffrey is bewildered, angry, lost. Until, one Valentineâ€™s Day in Ireland, he meets a mysterious guide--the Gentle Traditionalist. Together they commence a most unusual dialogue of ideas concerning:

â€¢ The Heart of the Gospel â€¢ The Real Nature of the Church: A Supernatural Mystery â€¢ The Crisis in Catholicism today: the Loss of Tradition â€¢ The New Age Movement â€¢ Catholic Ireland â€¢ Why Secularism gets away with murder

Both whimsical and serious, the dialogue in this book offers a probing exploration of the Catholic Mystery, Christendom, and the crisis of the West today. Join us for a very special Valentineâ€™s Day when Geoffreyâ€™s barren, rational world gets turned upside down...

â€œThis is one of the most unusual books Iâ€™ve ever read ... written throughout with passion and engagement, with a touching and deep-seated love for Ireland.â€--MARY KENNY, author of Goodbye to Catholic Ireland

â€œAs brilliant a guide for the perplexed as this age is capable of producing.â€--CHARLES COULOMBE, author of Everyman Today Call Rome

â€œThe Gentle Traditionalist is a book with a â€˜strange magic,â€™ like unto the Ireland it loves and mourns. With unforgettable images and a wry sense of humor, Roger Buck unfolds a tale of whimsical fantasy, melancholy realism, and supernatural joy.â€--PETER KWASNIEWSKI, Wyoming Catholic College; author of Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis

â€œWriting with great wisdom, insight, and a most warm sense of humor, Roger Buck offers us a contemplation of the religious predicaments of our time in the spirit of Chesterton and Belloc. He takes on everything in a charming (and disarming) manner ... a wonderful book.â€--MICHAEL MARTIN, author of The Submerged Reality

â€œTo read this work was a joy, and I thank the author for helping me realize that, despite the passing of three generations and 150 years in the Irish-Australian diaspora, my heart is still Irish.â€--GERARD Oâ€™SHEA, University of Notre Dame, Australia; author of As I Have Loved You

â€œThis striking novel by Roger Buck, set in Ireland, is composed with extraordinary sensitivity and insight.â€--COLIN MAWBY KSG, Choral Director of Radio Telefis Eireann (RTÃ‰)

â€œAn unusual book: part love story, part theological dialog. Roger Buck is that altogether too rare Catholic who understands the importance of the geo-cultural forces that have shaped the modern world.â€--THOMAS STORCK, author of From Christendom to Americanism and Beyond

â€œThe Gentle Traditionalist is a tremendous book: moving and humorous, opening up the most profound issues, engaging the most strident of polemics with the lightest touch.â€--JOSEPH SHAW, Chairman of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales

Country	USA
Author	Roger Buck
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781621381594
Format	Kindle eBook
IsAdultProduct
Label	Angelico Press
Manufacturer	Angelico Press
PublicationDate	2016-04-19
Publisher	Angelico Press
ReleaseDate	2016-04-19
Studio	Angelico Press

The Gentle Traditionalist: A Catholic Fairy-tale from Ireland

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