Part I · The Household
The hidden life at Nazareth: formation, family duty, meaningful work, and the roots of Christian order.
THE BOOK · THE FOUNDATION
The Way of Order.
How the Holy House of Loreto Can Save the World. A Catholic account of how family, work, formation, worship, and local society can be brought into right relationship.
THE STORY AND ITS CENTRAL CLAIM
A small house. A great restoration.
The Holy House of Nazareth witnesses to the dignity of the ordinary household. Jesus Christ sanctified family life, human labor, fidelity, and the patient formation of persons. This book follows that foundation outward into the Gospel and the life of the Church.
Modern conditions too often separate the goods that belong together: parents and children, work and home, teaching and daily life, neighbors and their common obligations.
The Way of Order asks what it would mean to restore those relationships without abandoning the legitimate roles of the parish, wider society, or public authority. It is written first for Catholic laymen, while welcoming any reader who wishes to understand the argument.
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INSIDE THE BOOK
Three movements. One restoration.
Part II · The Village
Christ’s public ministry: friendship, charity, conflict, and the renewal of relationships beyond the home.
Part III · The Realm
The Resurrection and the life of the Church: education, local institutions, the Fraternity, and faithful action in the world.
THE WAY OF ORDER · PRINT EDITIONS
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