I had a chuckle over these lines: "That's our smell, boy." "Mysticism was simply not on the menu...you had to send out for it..."
My 1st introduction to the Wards and the Sheeds was in reading Frank Sheed's Theology for Beginners when I was a convert wanting to learn more about the Faith. Years after that I read Maisie Ward's Caryll Houselander: That Divine Eccentric, which got me really hooked on Caryll Houselander. Then last year a friend introduced me to One Poor Scruple by Josephine Ward (Maisie Ward's mother). It's always interesting finding these connections between writers, their families and other writers they knew.
Both. My thinking is he struggled and remained Catholic. More than once he wrote about the Church Pre-vs. Post Vatican II. This from the East Hampton newspaper following his death: “In keeping with Mr. Sheed's wishes, a Mass on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Sheffield, Massachusetts, will be said in Latin, and his ashes will be buried in the church cemetery.” (East Hampton Star, Jan. 27, 2011)
I had a chuckle over these lines: "That's our smell, boy." "Mysticism was simply not on the menu...you had to send out for it..."
My 1st introduction to the Wards and the Sheeds was in reading Frank Sheed's Theology for Beginners when I was a convert wanting to learn more about the Faith. Years after that I read Maisie Ward's Caryll Houselander: That Divine Eccentric, which got me really hooked on Caryll Houselander. Then last year a friend introduced me to One Poor Scruple by Josephine Ward (Maisie Ward's mother). It's always interesting finding these connections between writers, their families and other writers they knew.
Mr. Sheed continues to live up perfectly to description he offers for his intriguing writings here. For my part, I would add "appreciated". :)
Hmmmm. Did he remain Catholic? I was thinking he, ahem, struggled a bit.
Both. My thinking is he struggled and remained Catholic. More than once he wrote about the Church Pre-vs. Post Vatican II. This from the East Hampton newspaper following his death: “In keeping with Mr. Sheed's wishes, a Mass on Saturday at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Sheffield, Massachusetts, will be said in Latin, and his ashes will be buried in the church cemetery.” (East Hampton Star, Jan. 27, 2011)
Ah, great. He was a great stylist. Good to know he stayed on the team.
A great stylist indeed … really liked his “The Good Word and Other Words”