Michael Davies?

[lucybeebee]

Can anyone recommend the writings of Michael Davies? Are they reliable? I’ve heard mixed things about him and want to hear other people’s opinions.

 

[otjm]

I have read better writers; if it were me, there are too many good, well written books out there to spend time on his. That is just my opinion, and I have read him. I have also decided to read other writers after having done so; I am currently working my way through George Weigel’s biography of Pope John II and (then) Cardinal Ratzinger’s book of Christianity.

 

[DustinsDad]

I have read better writers; if it were me, there are too many good, well written books out there to spend time on his. That is just my opinion, and I have read him. I have also decided to read other writers after having done so; I am currently working my way through George Weigel’s biography of Pope John II and (then) Cardinal Ratzinger’s book of Christianity.

“I have been profoundly touched by the news of the death of Michael Davies. I had the good fortune to meet him several times and I found him as a man of deep faith and ready to embrace suffering. Ever since the Council he put all his energy into the service of the Faith and left us important publications especially about the Sacred Liturgy. Even though he suffered from the Church in many ways in his time, he always truly remained a man of the Church. He knew that the Lord founded His Church on the rock of St Peter and that the Faith can find its fullness and maturity only in union with the successor of St Peter. Therefore we can be confident that the Lord opened wide for him the gates of heaven. We commend his soul to the Lord’s mercy.”

…Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger,

9 November 2004
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(see Michael Davies, Pope Benedict and the Motu Proprio)

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[otjm]

“I have been profoundly touched by the news of the death of Michael Davies. I had the good fortune to meet him several times and I found him as a man of deep faith and ready to embrace suffering. Ever since the Council he put all his energy into the service of the Faith and left us important publications especially about the Sacred Liturgy. Even though he suffered from the Church in many ways in his time, he always truly remained a man of the Church. He knew that the Lord founded His Church on the rock of St Peter and that the Faith can find its fullness and maturity only in union with the successor of St Peter. Therefore we can be confident that the Lord opened wide for him the gates of heaven. We commend his soul to the Lord’s mercy.”

…Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger,

9 November 2004
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(see Michael Davies, Pope Benedict and the Motu Proprio)

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And I am suggesting that (then) Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict 16 is a better writer. You are certainly free to disagree.

 

[jj2011]

“I have been profoundly touched by the news of the death of Michael Davies. I had the good fortune to meet him several times and I found him as a man of deep faith and ready to embrace suffering. Ever since the Council he put all his energy into the service of the Faith and left us important publications especially about the Sacred Liturgy. Even though he suffered from the Church in many ways in his time, he always truly remained a man of the Church. He knew that the Lord founded His Church on the rock of St Peter and that the Faith can find its fullness and maturity only in union with the successor of St Peter. Therefore we can be confident that the Lord opened wide for him the gates of heaven. We commend his soul to the Lord’s mercy.”

…Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger,

9 November 2004
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(see Michael Davies, Pope Benedict and the Motu Proprio)

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Thanks for posting that, DD. Davies was a great writer. His magna opera are *Pope Paul’s New Mass *and the Apologia Pro Marcel Lefebvre. The latter is great drama even if you completely disagree with Mgr Lefebvre.

 

[Brennan_Doherty]

Can anyone recommend the writings of Michael Davies? Are they reliable? I’ve heard mixed things about him and want to hear other people’s opinions.

I think Davies is certainly reliable. He has always impressed me as having done his research.

 

[havemercy]

Unfortunately much of his work is out of print, though I’ve managed to get my hands on a short little book he wrote on Pope St. Pius X and Modernism called Partisans of Error. I’ve been trying to get a hold of his Liturgical Revolution trilogy: Cramner’s Godly Order (Vol. 1), Pope John’s Council (Vol. 2), & Pope Paul’s New Mass (Vol. 3).

Davies is not the best writer, but is simple, scholarly, humble and - the best of all - a family man. You can listen to some of his audio here (scroll down and listen to ‘Liturgy Divided’ and ‘Modernism’). Balanced and fair, he is quite humorous as well.

 

[Patrick2340]

Michael Davies was a man of very intense energy. He had a great love for the Church, and especially the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite. Mr. Davies was very sincere in his beliefs. His writings are well-researched, and his writing style was informative and conversational.

I would recommend Mr. Davies’s books without reservation.

 

[GerardP]

I think his booklets are available from Catholic Treasures.

They are excellent.

Short History of the Roman Mass

The Catholic Sanctuary and the Second Vatican Council

Liturgical Shipwreck

One of his last books which is a real blockbuster was a small (under 200 pages) book called “Liturgical Time Bombs in Vatican II.”

It shows how while conservative Catholics might point to one phrase in a conciliar document to express the need for orthodoxy and tradition, another qualifying statement provides opportunity for liberal liturgical innovators to get away with what they’ve been able to get away with for decades.

 

[GerardP]

“I have been profoundly touched by the news of the death of Michael Davies. I had the good fortune to meet him several times and I found him as a man of deep faith and ready to embrace suffering. Ever since the Council he put all his energy into the service of the Faith and left us important publications especially about the Sacred Liturgy. Even though he suffered from the Church in many ways in his time, he always truly remained a man of the Church. He knew that the Lord founded His Church on the rock of St Peter and that the Faith can find its fullness and maturity only in union with the successor of St Peter. Therefore we can be confident that the Lord opened wide for him the gates of heaven. We commend his soul to the Lord’s mercy.”

…Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger,

9 November 2004
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(see Michael Davies, Pope Benedict and the Motu Proprio)

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You know. There must be something good about Michael Davies when both The Holy Father and Bishop Williamson of the SSPX can recommend his books.

I don’t think you’ll find a more honest writer than Micheal Davies.

 

[Windmill]

Michael Davies is my new Scott Hahn. When I discovered Ctholicism, I fell in love with Scott’s writings. When I discovered the Traditional Movement, Davies was a reliable speaker/writer. Many of his talks are on the www.keepthefaith.org website, but you have to pay for them ($1). They are well worth it.

 

[Janet_S]

Michael Davies is my new Scott Hahn. When I discovered Ctholicism, I fell in love with Scott’s writings. When I discovered the Traditional Movement, Davies was a reliable speaker/writer. Many of his talks are on the www.keepthefaith.org website, but you have to pay for them ($1). They are well worth it.

I haven’t read any of his books, but I really like him as a speaker. I have downloaded some of his talks (free) from this site (also given by havemercy):
proecclesia.com/page_free%20talks.htm

Neumann Press has several of his books available:
neumannpress.com/michaeldavies.html

Also RCB and TAN have some of his books and pamphlets still in print:
tanbooks.com/index.php?keyword=davies&PHPSESSID=ff859889ef36b5dfab32ae48d68ef525&page=shop%2Fsearch&user_id=&search.x=69&search.y=17

booksforcatholics.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?

 

[SemperFidelis]

Besides the above mentioned websites, you can find the below books by Michael Davies here:

angeluspress.org/index.php?act=warehouse&id=036

Apologia Pro Marcel Lefebvre Volumes I, II, and III

Eternal Sacrifice

Liturgical Time Bombs of Vatican II

The New Mass

The Roman Rite Destroyed

St. Athanasius

Vatican II and Religious Liberty

I would definitely recommend reading some of Michael Davies’ works. He has some great insight and should not be ignored.