Flannery O'Connor's writing deskA smattering of traditional Catholics, myself included, have at times strained to synthesize the Catholic faith with their roots in America. It is true that the US has imbibed strong Protestant leanings that often strike the Catholic as somewhat foreign and odd. Surely, Protestants have used the same adjectives to describe the ineffable mysteries of Catholic ritual. So is a reconciliation of Catholic culture and Americana possible? I believe so. Through her collection of short stories like "A Temple of the Holy Ghost," Flannery O'Connor offers the Catholic American a good dose of the real Catholic Church and the real United States of America. I'm grateful for her unique contribution to our culture, at once deeply Catholic and American.
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