Catholics (Loyola Classics)

Catholics (Loyola Classics)

<div><DIV>“The story is told with . . . superb grace and wit.”—<I>The New Yorker<BR> </I></div><div>“If reading it upsets you, do not be surprised. . . . Moore has eliminated our standard escapes from God—a secularized Kingdom or a romanticized past.”—<I>America</I></div><div>“A neat and striking story.”—<I>Times Literary Supplement</I></div><div> </div><div>In the not-too-distant future, the Fourth Vatican Council has abolished private confession, clerical dress, and the Latin Mass, and opened discussions about a merger with Buddhism. Authorities in Rome are embarrassed by publicity surrounding a group of monks who stubbornly celebrate the old Mass in their island abbey off the coast of Ireland. The<br> clever, assured Father James Kinsella is dispatched to set things right. At Muck Abbey he meets Abbot Tomás, a man plagued by doubt who nevertheless leads his monks in the old ways. In the hands of the masterly Brian Moore, their confrontation becomes a subtle, provocative parable of doubt and faith.</div><div>Loyola Classics are new editions of acclaimed Catholic novels.</div></div>