The Good, the Bad, and the BeautifulChrist is the way, and the truth, and the life, but fallen mankind, although made in Christs image, is not so pure. Human historyincluding Church historyis a tapestry woven of three threads: the good, the bad, and the beautiful. This book tells the story of Christendom over two millennia, focusing on what was good, bad, and beautiful in each century. These three threads run through the heart of every person, revealing the pattern of our individual

the traditional Roman rite

You will learn about the mysteries of our Faith - from the importance of being baptized shortly after birth

lovable Therese

beautiful and ugly

Receptivity

so she built a hermitage in the Maine wilderness in order to ponder nature and become closer to God

they offer the strength and the consolation that come from a relationship with the Mother of Jesus

Simon Bening (1483–1561)

Brief biographical and anecdotal introductions reveal the varied relationships of the poets with each other and with the trials and tribulations of their day

leading us to her Son

when necessary the compiler supplemented with material gleaned from the English translation of the Roman breviary by the Marquis de Bute (Imprimatur 1903)

and History and the Liturgical Calendar (H)