Midway through high school, a friend invited me to attend a charismatic youth group meeting, and I loved it. The parish church was a typical suburban church, covered with carpet and Extraordinary Ministers. I obeyed my parents in most regards, went to church with them on Sundays and Holy Days, and held a Ten Commandments morality (with some gaps owing to bad formation). In the first stage, which coincided with childhood and adolescence, I was trying to be a good son and a dutiful Catholic. If I were to try to put into words what I was seeking and finding at each stage, here is what I’d say. In my life as a Catholic, I have gone through several distinct stages over a long period of time, so I have learned to be patient with those who “don’t get it.” I didn’t “get it” either, although it fills me with joy to see how quickly the younger generations today are reaching conclusions that I resisted for years. It is presented here with his permission. 72-74) his own discovery of the once and future Roman Rite. Within this new book, Kwasniewski’s magnum opus and a work of immense importance, we are given the below glimpse into his personal journey to tradition (pp. Peter Kwasniewski’s latest book, The Once and Future Roman Rite: Returning to the Traditional Latin Liturgy After Seventy Years of Exile, ( TAN Books, 2022).
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