Br. Francis Mary Day, O.P., on the Suspense in Divine Providence

"Much has been written about the growth of secularism in the modern world, the future of religion in public life, and the appropriate Christian response. I would like to offer another perspective, trying to deal not so much with the details of the contemporary situation but of our disposition towards them. If Jesus Christ is the Lord of history, why does his Church appear to be in such a bind? To answer this question, I would like to take a walk through The Man Who Was Thursday by G.K. Chesterton. What follows will contain spoilers, but I hope it might provoke a few to read a better man in his own words."

In a recent commentary, Brother Francis Mary Day, O.P., reflected on some of the insights offered by The Man Who Was Thursday on the seeming inefficiency of Divine Providence and on how God, in His goodness, "has a flare for the dramatic, and his stories do not end with a whimper, but in a bang."

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