The Mass in Slow Motion Sheed & Ward For there is no power

For there is no power but from God

time is measured…by the acts of God

Differing from the continuous commentary-style of his other two Slow Motion books

they then cover the interplay of science and philosophy (Descartes

the emergence of a new political ethos (Hobbes

The Mass in Slow Motion Sheed & Ward For there is no powerBy Ronald Knox The first of Ronald Knoxs three Slow Motion collections, The Mass in Slow Motion comprises fourteen sermons preached during World War II to the students of the Assumption Sisters at Aldenham Park. Modest yet arresting in style, Knox explains the Mass from the opening psalm to the solemn words of conclusion: Ite missa est. While the liturgy Knox contemplates is that of the Tridentine Rite, the abundant fruits of his contemplation can be