Description: This timely volume marks the twentieth anniversary of the death of Cardinal Basil Hume (1923-1999), Benedictine monk of Ampleforth Abbey, Archbishop of Westminster.
Brief description: SR GERTRUDE FEICK, a Benedictine Sister of Mount Angel, Oregon, has now entered the Cistercian Monastery of Our Lady of the Redwoods Abbey, Whitethorn, California. Sr Gertrude holds a Doctorate in Sacred Theology from the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Rome.
Review Quotes:
Sr Gertrude's work here blesses us all by freshening for us the memory of wonderful Cardinal Basil Hume. With ample citations, judiciously selected and commented by the author, we encounter again this monk, this abbot, this cardinal archbishop. We see once more Hume's special gift of profound wisdom and holiness shared in deceptively simple ways. Twenty years after the cardinal's death, there is a quiet peace and joy in remembering him this way.
Abbot Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, Mount Angel Abbey
Gertrude Feick's portrait of Basil Hume is a work of art. She has done something very special. She makes Hume's thoughts as man, monk, pastor, and preacher luminous. She has uncovered real nuggets and presented them in a way that becomes powerful spiritual reading, especially for those who feel they are floundering.
Mgr Roderick Strange, Professor of Theology, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Sr Gertrude opens for us the depth of Cardinal Hume's spiritual journey, in its consistency, its struggles and its fruitfulness. She renders us all a real service, delivered in a most timely way, as we mark the twentieth anniversary of the death of this great man.
✠ Cardinal Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster
This is the book we have long been waiting for. This in-depth study of the life and writings of George Basil Hume brings into focus not only the unique spiritual genius of the man and the monk, but also the effective lightness of touch of a great and wise pastor who led the Church in England and Wales for many years, a man whose simplicity of life inspired countless numbers of people across the world, believers and non-believers alike.
✠ Archbishop Arthur Roche, Secretary of the Congregation of Divine Worship & Discipline of the Sacraments