鈥淎s Catholics we have reason for lasting and deep joy. The Incarnation means that God Himself is now one of us; God is now our brother in the flesh, has a mother. The Second Person of the Triune God emptied Himself to assume the condition of a slave, to become as men are. The Incarnation has given new value and fresh beauty to all life.鈥
鈥 Rev. Thomas A. McGovern, S.J.
黑料不打烊 has published a collection of sermons by one of its most beloved tutors, the late This book was a project close to the heart of the College鈥檚 founding president, . After waiting nearly 30 years for the publication of Fr. McGovern鈥檚 sermons, Dr. McArthur dictated the in the last week of his life.
Edited by alumna Suzie Andres (鈥87), for whom the work was truly a labor of love, Selected Sermons begins on the first Sunday of Advent and includes sermons for all the Sundays of the Seasons of the liturgical year. An additional section features sermons for special feasts and occasions, from Solemnities of Our Lord, to Saints鈥 days and Baccalaureates. The collection concludes with Dr. McArthur鈥檚 favorite among Fr. McGovern鈥檚 sermons, 鈥淭his Most Blessed of Sacraments,鈥 originally published in The Wanderer (shortly after Father鈥檚 death in February of 1985) and subsequently reprinted in Homiletic and Pastoral Review.
In Selected Sermons, the reader will find not only the wit, wisdom, and humility for which Fr. McGovern was known and loved by his students and colleagues, but also the good fruit of his lifelong discipleship to St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor.
鈥Having studied at Laval, Fr. McGovern was a disciple of St. Thomas and Aristotle. He found people of like mind at the College . . . I think his are the best sermons you can read now. I can鈥檛 believe that Chrysostom and the Fathers of the Church have written better; his sermon on the Blessed Sacrament, in particular, is simply breathtaking.鈥
鈥擣rom the Foreword by Dr. Ronald P. McArthur