Overview
Marc Barnes first cared about being Catholic, ""not out of any profound love for the person of Christ, but out of a profound distaste for my other options."" After exploring the options of the secular world, Barnes came to the conclusion that even the secular world isn't secular enough. In fact, it is hopelessly Christian. Through these essays Barnes exposes the hopelessly Catholic nature of our fallen world, and the joyous news that, even for the bad Catholic or the non-Catholic, there is nowhere to hide from the Truth. The beauty of Christ's love can be found even in the most secular of circumstances. So whether you've been hiding from the Good News or the world news, proclaiming ""God is dead!"" or ""He is risen!"", you'll find something in these essays to shout about.
Full Product Details
Author: Marc Barnes
Publisher: Liguori Publications
Imprint: Liguori Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 13.70cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 20.60cm
Weight: 0.159kg
ISBN: 9780764827099
ISBN 10: 076482709
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 01 December 2017
Audience:
General/trade
,
General
Format: Undefined
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.
Reviews
Although I don't always agree with the author's views, Marc Barnes's writing is always interesting. A Bad Catholic's Essays on What's Wrong With The World offers a collection of engaging thought, creative writing, and personal reflection on one Catholic's attempt to make sense of his faith and his world. Whether you are provoked to dispute or affirmed in your views, this book is worth a read.--Daniel P. Horan, OFM author, God is Not Fair and Other Reasons for Gratitude (09/01/2017) What Marc Barnes brings to us with A Bad Catholic's Essays on What's Wrong With The World is not just smart words and deep thoughts (though he assuredly brings both), but rather an approach to life that is delightful, unexpected, and true. His essays unpack the important while not forgetting the smiles and laughter that should always accompany them. This collection is a refreshing voice of reason in the midst of a world of turmoil.--Sarah Reinhard author and blogger, SnoringScholar.com (09/07/2017) Looking around at the messy state of our culture, most of us are inclined to think, wow, the world really needs Jesus. Fewer of us are inclined to look at that mess and think, wow, maybe I need Jesus. In A Bad Catholic's Essays on What's Wrong With The World, Marc Barnes takes an inventory of the state of society--and more importantly, the state of his own soul--and makes a genuine case that maybe the Church continues to give answers to the problems that ail us all because there's a decent chance those answers might be the right ones. --Matt Swaim Communications Coordinator, The Coming Home Network International, author of Prayer in the Digital Age (09/01/2017)
Author Information
The youngest honoree of FOCUS's 2014 30 Catholic intellectuals under 30, Marc Barnes recently graduated from the University of Steubenville. His writing has been featured in Crisis Magazine, StrangeNotions, The Wall Street Journal, and his personal blog BadCatholic. You can follow him on Twitter @BadCatholicBlog.
