The Imitation of Christ Mauriac A Diary of a Country

A Diary of a Country Priest

Volume II contains Dawson on “The Modern Dilemma”

By Ethel Cook Eliot

the truth of these words holds fast: The Mass in Slow Motion is sure to assist any Catholic—let alone any convert—to more worthily and wisely go up to the altar of the Lord

The Imitation of Christ Mauriac A Diary of a CountryBy Thomas Kempis Translated by Ronald Knox & Michael Oakley The late fourteenth century witnessed the beginning of a new spiritual movement. This movement, as Church historian Henri Daniel Rops has described, was animated by a desire for a humble, simple life, soundly based upon discipline and temperate habits, and its rule of life has been enshrined in this timeless masterpiece: The Imitation of Christ. Spiritual inspiration and sustenance for such