Essays of a Catholic by Hilaire Belloc
Triumph Of Reason
Belloc turns his powerful mind, erudition, robust common sense and
supreme confidence in the Catholic Faith to a host of topics, including The
New Paganism, Legend, Usury, The Schools, The Two Cultures of the
West, The Catholic Church and The Modern State, etc. Belloc predicted--
and explains--the chaos we now witness. This brilliant work is a tonic
sorely needed by Catholics today!
Personal Review: Essays of a Catholic by Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc's ESSAYS OF A CATHOLIC is a collection of essays
addressing the perils of the 20th and now 21st. century. The essays that
respond to attacks on the Catholic Church are effective. The comments on
the hidden threats of the distorted politics and religious were careful and
prophetic.
One essay of particular interest is Belloc's response to the Anglican divine,
Dean Inge. The latter condemned anything Catholic as almost treason the
Great Britain/England. Inge attacked some well known English Catholics
including Hillaire Belloc as being unpartiotic and contrary to English culture

and past greatness. Belloc's response is brilliant. Belloc reminds readers
of England's history before the Reformation. Belloc shows the lack of
Inge's historical understanding. If English history became authenic history
after the Reformation, then the English must forget Alfred the Great,
Chaucer, Shakespeare, etc. all of whom were Catholic and English. Belloc
clearly states the absurdity of Inge's assessment.
Belloc carefully explains the disunity among some of Europe's Protestants
when the supposedly Protestant/anti-Catholic British went to war with the
Germans (Protestant Prussia/German). The disunity between two of the
most pronounced anti-Catholic regimes, while destructive to Europe and
an ever changing Protestantism, was not necessarity an asset for
Catholics. Belloc did live long enough to see the terrible unintended
consequences of World War I.
Bellock was also aware of threats among Europe's Catholics which
revolutionary societies semi-secret organizations presented. He knew that
Western Civilization and Catholicism faced dire threats and that World War
I had opened Europeans to evils and tragedies that were tame by previous
historical generations.
Belloc's ESSAYS OF A CATHOLIC could be enhanced with more details
and notes. Belloc knows far more than a casual reading of this book would
reveal. Yet, this is still a book worth reading due to Belloc's clarity and
clear reasoning. Interested readers would be interested in the books
written by Belloc's contemporary, G.K. CHESTERTON.
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