Weils' "Letter to A Priest"

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I picked this title up in a university bookstore a few days ago, and wondered whether any of you had actually read this. Before I read it myself, I’d like to know exactly what I’m getting myself into. I know that Weils’ “Letter” was sent to a Dominican priest in New York. What disturbs me is she apparently never received a reply. Were her questions too difficult to reply to in a single letter, or did the priest that she wrote to dismiss her as a crank not worth replying to?

I’d like to know your thoughts.
 
Weils was an intelligent woman at a time women were not lauded for their intellect; or their contribution to the zeitgeist of Europe in the time of the War. She became the darling of the shallow intellectuals and flirted with revolutionary ideas both in politics and in philosophy. Her book is a cri de cour stating her objections to the Church yet revealing a deep attraction. Like Camus she was no supporter of the popular thread of nihilism founded in the miasma of the times. She died a year after its publication so she knew the answers before anyone had the time to respond.

If you have intellectual doubts about your faith, read with the aim to find the answers rather than being taken up by the casuistry behind it. Take time if you may to say a prayer for her.
 
Thanks for the reply. I’ll bear your comments in mind. I don’t have doubts about the intellectual side of my faith, I’m just interested in some of the questions posed by the intelligentsia and working to find answers to some (if not all of) their questions. That’s my reason for reading books like this. I attempt to balance this by reading books about Catholicism, holy scripture and regular mass attendance and confession.
 
Matt241 said:
Thanks for the reply. I’ll bear your comments in mind. I don’t have doubts about the intellectual side of my faith, I’m just interested in some of the questions posed by the intelligentsia and working to find answers to some (if not all of) their questions. That’s my reason for reading books like this. I attempt to balance this by reading books about Catholicism, holy scripture and regular mass attendance and confession.
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Petaro said:
You show the wisdom of all us Australians.
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Sorry Canadians are too backward to create links. Perhaps someone from a more advanced country will do it for me.
 
No worries, Bruce. 🙂

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