Catholics (Loyola Classics) - Softcover

Moore, Brian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0829423338 ISBN 13: 9780829423334

Publisher: Loyola Classics, 2006

Synopsis

“The story is told with . . . superb grace and wit.”—The New Yorker
“If reading it upsets you, do not be surprised. . . . Moore has eliminated our standard escapes from God—a secularized Kingdom or a romanticized past.”—America“A neat and striking story.”—Times Literary Supplement 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
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.Loyola Classics are new editions of acclaimed Catholic novels.

About this title

Book Description:

On a harsh, barren island off the coast of Ireland
stands Muck Abbey, the last spot on earth where
the traditional Latin Mass is still celebrated after the
reforms of the Fourth Vatican Council. A television
special has brought new attention and large crowds
to the activities on the island, to the displeasure of
church officials. Father James Kinsella is sent to put a
stop to things, but his confrontation with the monks,
especially the blunt Abbot O’Malley, will reveal
unexpected, challenging truths about all of them in
this spare, evocative novel of faith—and doubt.

From the Publisher:

'Brian Moore is astonishing. He takes a superb new turn in Catholics ... dialogue so spare and true that it is difficult to imagine a more elegant novella, or to predict what he can do better.' - The Times

'Every character in a Moore novel is as real as the man sitting next to me on the tube.' - Independent

'He is an imaginative craftsman, who writes with perfect lucidity and economy.' - The Scotsman

'Anybody reading one of Moore's books will want to read them all.' - Sunday Telegraph

About this edition

• Publisher: Loyola Classics
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0829423338
• ISBN 13: 9780829423334
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160