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Together they commence a most unusual dialogue of ideas concerning: \u003cp\u003e - The Heart of the Gospel - The Real Nature of the Church: A Supernatural Mystery - The Crisis in Catholicism today: the Loss of Tradition - The New Age Movement - Catholic Ireland - Why Secularism gets away with murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Both whimsical and serious, the dialogue in this book offers a probing exploration of the Catholic Mystery, Christendom, and the crisis of the West today. Join us for a very special Valentine's Day when Geoffrey's barren, rational world gets turned upside down...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This is one of the most unusual books I've ever read ... written throughout with passion and engagement, with a touching and deep-seated love for Ireland.--MARY KENNY, author of Goodbye to Catholic Ireland\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e As brilliant a guide for the perplexed as this age is capable of producing.--CHARLES COULOMBE, author of Everyman Today Call Rome\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Gentle Traditionalist is a book with a 'strange magic, ' like unto the Ireland it loves and mourns. With unforgettable images and a wry sense of humor, Roger Buck unfolds a tale of whimsical fantasy, melancholy realism, and supernatural joy.--PETER KWASNIEWSKI, Wyoming Catholic College; author of Resurgent in the Midst of Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Writing with great wisdom, insight, and a most warm sense of humor, Roger Buck offers us a contemplation of the religious predicaments of our time in the spirit of Chesterton and Belloc. He takes on everything in a charming (and disarming) manner ... a wonderful book.--MICHAEL MARTIN, author of The Submerged Reality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e To read this work was a joy, and I thank the author for helping me realize that, despite the passing of three generations and 150 years in the Irish-Australian diaspora, my heart is still Irish.--GERARD O'SHEA, University of Notre Dame, Australia; author of As I Have Loved You\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This striking novel by Roger Buck, set in Ireland, is composed with extraordinary sensitivity and insight.--COLIN MAWBY KSG, Choral Director of Radio Telefis Eireann (RT )\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e An unusual book: part love story, part theological dialog. Roger Buck is that altogether too rare Catholic who understands the importance of the geo-cultural forces that have shaped the modern world.--THOMAS STORCK, author of From Christendom to Americanism and Beyond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The Gentle Traditionalist is a tremendous book: moving and humorous, opening up the most profound issues, engaging the most strident of polemics with the lightest touch.--JOSEPH SHAW, President of the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e ROGER BUCK is a Catholic convert, who once resided at Findhorn, Scotland-probably the most renowned New Age community in the world. He is also the author of Cor Jesu Sacratissimum (forthcoming from Angelico Press) and a traditional Catholic website of the same name. 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