What a delight to talk once again speak with Fr. George Rutler! This time we discuss his book “Calm in Chaos: Catholic Wisdom for Anxious Times.” “Timing is everything”, so it is said. There is no doubt that now is the time for Fr. Rutler’s particular wisdom, wit, and pastoral calm.
In these brilliant essays the renowned writer and churchman Fr. George Rutler addresses our current causes of anxiety and our never-changing, ever-new reasons for hope. His writings on the issues of our day are neither pessimistic nor optimistic, because they are infused with the confidence that God grants us his peace and no earthly circumstance can take it away.
With insight and wit, with breadth and depth, Fr. Rutler comments on the confusion in the Church and the chaos in Western societies, which are not without precedent but are on a uniquely global scale. An underlying theme is his dismay at the lack of historical perspective. He says that the gremlin that haunts our times is ignorance and a failure to recall and to understand the trials of the past.
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I’ really appreciated the point of view of father George Ruthler, his book will be on my list, his sense of history brings balance to our chaotic time and his hope anchored us in faith.
Thank you so much for the accesss we have to solid catholic faith. God bless. Carolle Raymond Coadou
What a delight to talk once again speak with Fr. George Rutler! This time we discuss his book “Calm in Chaos: Catholic Wisdom for Anxious Times.” “Timing is everything”, so it is said. There is no doubt that now is the time for Fr. Rutler’s particular wisdom, wit, and pastoral calm.
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I’ really appreciated the point of view of father George Ruthler, his book will be on my list, his sense of history brings balance to our chaotic time and his hope anchored us in faith.
Thank you so much for the accesss we have to solid catholic faith. God bless. Carolle Raymond Coadou
A thought provoking interview. Makes me want to read more about the people and events he is talking about.