As I stood in line waiting to go to confession recently (yes, I still do that), a man who’d lately exited the confessional approached me and in a confidential tone of voice said, “I’m beginning […]
“I am perfectly aware,” apologized Fr. Robert Hugh Benson in the preface to Lord of the World, “that this is a terribly sensational book.” But for fans of dystopian apocalyptic novels, no apology is necessary: […]
Reminiscent at times of the fiction of George MacDonald, Benson’s stories range from beautiful to macabre. […]
After his father, who was Archbishop of Canterbury, died in 1896, Benson finally gave up on his doctrinal waverings and acted upon his growing conviction […]
Father Robert Hugh Benson’s 1912 novel Come Rack! Come Rope! still speaks to us today. […]
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