Meditations of a Hermit Claudel (Humbert Clerissac

(Humbert Clerissac

“It is above all at times of greatest crisis in human history that we find men concerned with the theology and the philosophy of history

Sheen sets out

their children uninstructed

Meditations of a Hermit Claudel (Humbert ClerissacBy Charles de Foucauld Translated by Charlotte Balfour My vocation, declared Charles de Foucauld, is to lead a hidden, solitary life. In his desert hermitage, he accomplished that vocation with heartfelt simplicity and singular devotion to Christ crucified. At the same time, thanks to his heroic efforts to convert the Tuareg people to the Christian faith, he accepted the responsibility of writing, teaching, and preaching in order to faithfully follow