Catholic subculture re-visited

We have discussed Catholic subculture here before (see this post). It is a very important idea-and crucial to evangelizing the culture. Requiem Press was started to revive good, accurate, and inspiring history to counter the secularized and Protestantized revisionist versions of history which are so prevalent and false. And we will continue this mission...

But we are also creating a new branch: that is, books which celebrate Catholic culture (then and now). If you have ever read Maria VonTrapp's memoirs - the reader is invited into a very Catholic world in a very natural way. Requiem Press hopes to find and publish books which do the same with stories and poetry and song.

As noted elsewhere, this isn't such a big step off the path. If you look at our last three new releases, each touches on Catholic culture. Mr. Meehan's "Two Towers-the de-Christianization of America and a Plan for Renewal" talks about how the "American/Protestant culture" infiltrated and influenced the Church (and Catholic culture) in America. "The Chapel Veil" makes the case for the revival of one particular expression of Catholic culture. "Catholic Laity in the Mission of the Church" has a long section on the need for a new Catholic subculture and its position at the service of evangelization. Each of these books has a historical aspect also (we are connected to the past). Thus it is fitting that Requiem Press move out in this direction.

The first book in this series celebrating Catholic culture is not due out until March 2006. It is the recollections of the youngest of 11 children growing up in an Irish Catholic family in Baltimore during the middle part of the 20th century. The author, who has written before- (Freemasonry- Mankind's Hidden Enemy by TAN books), is Brother Charles Madden O.F.M. Conv.

And there are several others in the works-stay tuned.