6 This second volume of essays by Professor Anthony Esolen offers twenty-four more examples of the redeeming presence of the Church in the world. You will see that the Church, far from fearing science and rational inquiry, has been the force behind some of our greatest advances. You will learn of statesmen who were moved by the faith in their courageous pursuit of a just social order. You will be inspired by the heroic efforts of missionaries, who traveled far and wide to draw more souls into the embrace of the Church. You will read of artists and thinkers who have left us some of civilization’s greatest treasures. And you will see that saints and men and women of faith, far from having their freedom diminished or personalities muted by union with Christ and obedience to the Church, stand out as history’s most free and vibrant figures. Though we could never adequately express the ineffable goodness of Our Lord and his Church— please God, we will contemplate it for all eternity as members of the Church triumphant!—we may still do our part to make it better known while we remain in via. Thus, it is with great pleasure that we publish one more book exploring how the Church has changed the world. Rev. Sebastian White, o.p. Editor-in-Chief, Magnificat Yonkers, New York Solemnity of Saint Joseph, 2020
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