Catholics Author:Brian Moore The time is the near future. On a storm-swept island off the Irish coast, a handful of monks is shaking the Catholic Church to its foundations. They are saying Mass the old way, in Latin, with their backs to the congregation. — In a world where religion has been secularized for the sake of its "image," the old Abbot's restoration of the ancient r... more »ituals has made him a world celebrity--against his will. For even as pilgrims pour in and the Latin Mass is broadcast around the globe by satellite, Rome is preparing to take actions against this gentle heretic...« less
Written in 1972, an interesting book about faith vs. the dark night of the soul. Was the abbot's final choice to sacrifice his own comfort to comfort his brothers enough?