The Spirit of the Liturgy Chesterton engrossing overview of Dawson’s thought

engrossing overview of Dawson’s thought

still-sparkling glory

By Louis Bouyer | Edited and with an Introduction by Michael Heintz

tragicomic spirit which dwells at the heart of the Irish-American experience

Father Leonard Klein

The Spirit of the Liturgy Chesterton engrossing overview of Dawson’s thoughtBy Romano Guardini The Spirit of the Liturgy, first published in English in 1930, is a profound meditation on the liturgy as the lex orandi (from the proverb, lex orandi, lex credendithe law of praying is the law of believing). To an age where the liturgy is often reduced to something therapeutic, self directed, or meant to primarily benefit the participant, Guardini provides a powerful reminder of the true purpose of the liturgy: In the liturgy God