Here is the book review I promised on Monday, for Death Comes for the Archbishop, by Willa Cather. She really gets into the nitty-gritty and better, the soul, of a priest. It's hard to believe that she isn't Catholic. How could she write so emphatically about the life of Jean Marie Latour, the Apostolic Vicar to New Mexico?Her story starts at the Bishops' arrival in America. It ends at his deathbed. In between, we meet all walks of life, all religions, all the blessings and hardships. The physical landscape of the country is described to contrast and sometimes to explain the land's inhabitants. The difficulties of a mission are insurmountable but a start has to begin. Even the priest's innermost feelings of loneliness, despair, hopes, etc. are described.
I recommend this book to all. Much of the duties and liturgical ceremonies are still in practice, so it's not outdated. Good read.
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