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A moving spiritual masterpiece that shows the true meaning of divinity in a hostile world A young, shy, sickly priest is assigned to his first parish, a sleepy village in northern France. Though his faith is devout, he finds nothing but indifference and mockery. The children laugh at his teachings, his parishioners are consumed by boredom, rumours are spread about him and he is tormented by stomach pains. Even his attempts to clarify his thoughts in a diary fail to deliver him from worldly concerns. Yet somehow, despite his suffering, he tries to find love for his fellow humans, and even a state of grace. Translated by Howard Curtis
Follow a young Catholic cleric as his faith is laid bare through his reflections on his parishioners in the Best Spiritual Book of the 20th Century ( USA Today ). In this classic Catholic novel, Bernanos movingly recounts the life of a young French country priest who grows to understand his provinci
We must listen carefully to Bernanos to learn how love and indignation, obedience and a critical spirit, can interpenetrate fruitfully in a . . . heart. -Hans Urs von Balthasar The stakes in Bernanos feel just as vital as in any war fiction. This is because, for Bernanos, the characters' souls are o
