The Meaning of the Church Classics He died in the service

He died in the service of his beloved France on the eve of the Battle of the Marne

We are bound to the past in the intellectual order as in every other

With the vigorous

but as that science which teaches about the very reality in which alone men can hope to find their eternal joy

The Meaning of the Church Classics He died in the serviceBy Romano Guardini The Meaning of the Church is a masterful examination of the Catholic Church as a living reality, the Body of Christ, mystically living on and bearing the fullness of salvation. Delving deeply into the nature of freedom, of personal identity, and of community, Guardini develops a profound articulation of ecclesiology that places the Church at the heart of a meaningful existence. Eloquent, enlightening, and exceptionally relevant, The