Description Geoffrey has a problem.
All his life he's lived according to sensible 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 Valentine's Day in Ireland, he meets a mysterious guide--the Gentle Traditionalist.
Together they commence a most unusual dialogue of ideas concerning: - The Heart of the Gospel - The Real Nature of the Church: A Supernatural Mystery - The Crisis in Catholicism today: the Loss of Tradition - The New Age Movement - Catholic Ireland - 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 Valentine's Day when Geoffrey's barren, rational world gets turned upside down.
This is one of the most unusual books I've ever read .
written throughout with passion and engagement, with a touching and deep-seated love for Ireland.
--MARY KENNY, author of Goodbye to Catholic Ireland As brilliant a guide for the perplexed as this age is capable of producing.
--CHARLES COULOMBE, author of Everyman Today Call Rome The Gentle Traditionalist is a book with a 'strange magic, ' 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.
--PETER KWASNIEWSKI, Wyoming Catholic College; author of Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis Writing 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.
--MICHAEL MARTIN, author of The Submerged Reality To read this work was a joy, and I thank the author for helping me realize t.
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Angelico Press The gentle traditionalist: a catholic fairy-tale from ireland, paperback/roger buck
