The Church of the Classical Age: The Great Century of Souls, Volume 1 Peguy examines dev­otion to the saint

examines dev­otion to the saint from its beginnings to the Council of Trent

The creation of a religion-culture is the imposition of an order

” With its twelve essays

yet even the most ordinary of souls can surmount them by following this Little Way

forsaking her beautifully arranged career in the world for a vocation of complete self-gift to God

The Church of the Classical Age: The Great Century of Souls, Volume 1 Peguy examines dev­otion to the saintBy Henri Daniel Rops The Church of the Classical Age: The Great Century of Souls is the sixth installment in Henri Daniel Rops grand History of the Church of Christ. This volume includes the first three chapters of that work, studying the heroic St. Vincent de Paul, whose charitable institutions and foundations for priests and religious opened wide the centurys doors to Christ; the age of spiritual grandeur (16001660), with its extensive litany of