The Social Kingship of Christ According to Cardinal Pie

The Social Kingship of Christ According to Cardinal PieThis work gathers and arranges the many scattered writings, sermons, letters, and pastoral works of Cardinal Pie, whose episcopal mission in nineteenth century France made him one of the most ardent champions of the doctrine that Our Lord Jesus Christ reigns over both individual souls and over human society in all its collective and institutional dimensions. In these sources, the good Cardinal repeatedly affirms that the supernatural order,

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he demonstrates how civilization’s greatest achievements—architecture

Survivals and New Arrivals remains as relevant today as when it first appeared

the book renders accessible this comprehensive vision: Christ’s kingship is universal

liturgical prayer as the center of daily life

Drawn from the English Benedictine tradition in exile and shaped by the wisdom of the Desert Fathers

but instead allows each chapter—on art

These writings distill his spiritual guidance into three foundational pillars of sanctity: the spiritual life

offering readers a vision of Catholic action grounded in hierarchy

The volume is supplemented with a lengthy and scholarly editorial introduction

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who chose a life of rigorous commitment when easier paths lay open