O'Brien begins with the primary voice of the Church: baptism, gospel, and Eucharist. He contends that too much official teaching from the Roman "magisterium" to the local pulpit reverses the order of the ancient formula "lex orandi, lex credendi" (the law of prayer is the law of faith) and therefore misses its message. In the second part of the book, he turns to specific consideration of the papal voice as the teaching voice of the Church. O'Brien concludes with a series of practical suggestions for how the practices and institutions of the Church can again become the authentic voice of...
O'Brien begins with the primary voice of the Church: baptism, gospel, and Eucharist. He contends that too much official teaching from the Roman "ma...
In this disarmingly witty look at the disrepair of the divine, George Dennis O Brien offers a guide for finding the sacred in the everyday. Christopher Lasch called the book, first published over twenty years ago, an astute analysis of our spiritual malaise. "God and the New Haven Railway," with a new preface by the author, speaks to us still with humor and hope because neither God nor the railroad seems to be running much better today. The book is an excellent introductory text for Religion 101 courses. Adult education classes in various denominations will also profit from reading it.
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In this disarmingly witty look at the disrepair of the divine, George Dennis O Brien offers a guide for finding the sacred in the everyday. Christophe...
