Monasticism and Civilization Book cover type:Paperback The tragedy of our society

The tragedy of our society is that it can't answer the question and neither can most Catholics

explains the correct theological and philosophical principles and exposes the fallacious thinking of the Council

we used the Douay-Rheims translations instead

the work aims to form young Catholics into refined gentlemen and gentlewomen whose external polish reflects the internal virtues of self-forgetfulness

First published in 1954 by Desclée in Belgium and the Gregorian Institute of America

Monasticism and Civilization Book cover type:Paperback The tragedy of our societyFr. O'Connor argues that Western civilization as we know it would not exist (or would have been radically different and far poorer) without the monastic movement. Far from being a withdrawal from the world, monasticism was one of the most powerful civilizing forces in European history. Written in the early 20th century by a Catholic priest, the book is unapologetically pro monastic and Catholic. It was partly a response to anti Catholic historians