ON MAY 30, 2010, Philothea Press will officially release Father Anthony Cekada’s new book, Work of Human Hands: A Theological Critique of the Mass of Paul VI, a study of the post-Vatican II rite of Mass promulgated in 1969 by Paul VI.
The 468-page book, the product of nearly three decades of research, uncovers and analyzes in detail the fundamental differences in doctrine between the new rite of the Mass and the old rite that it replaced.
Sample excerpts from the book, including the table of contents and the 18-page index, can be viewed on the Philothea site at the following link
Philothea also plans to post a series of podcasts by Father Cekada that will provide an overview of contents of the book.
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A friend of mine told me that he has first hand information about the book signing. Evidently is was a tremendous success. It seems that, with sales already happening, Fr. Cekada’s book is on its way to enjoying popular status. I must say that I was impressed with the Philothea Press website. WOW!
My problem is I already know a dozen people right of the bat whom I would like to send the book to, so I’ll have to refer some of them to Philothea and just break down and purchase it for the rest. Looking at the Sneek Peek feature on the Philothea website, it’s obviously an excellent gift item. I gave Dom Gueranger’s book on the real Mass several years ago to a convert who really loved it. Work of Human Hands looks like it would be the perfect complement to the Dom Gueranger since it is has to be as much about the old Mass as the new if its discussing both in a comparative way.
Everyone must be buying Fr. Cekada’s book for a reason!
If I may please offer a suggestion, Mr. Ellison, it seems a lot of people are going ahead and buying a copy for themselves through Philothea Press (the books is truly one of those “stolen pleasures” we need to reward ourselves with from time to time), and waiting for the publisher to put it on Amazon for those bigger multiple purchases. Once the book becomes available through Amazon, the Super Saving Free Shipping should come into play for multiple purchases. Like you, I have several people I need to send it to as well–mostly some very dissatisfied types left in the Novus Ordo, but also family members.
The good news is that every publisher in the United States, down to the last, makes its products available at least on Amazon. (They startswith Amazon but usually expand outward to other e-commerce sites as well.) So, not to worry: I think we’ll be seeing it on Amazon soon.
The other good news is that the book is quite weighty for all its elegance. It’s an awful lot of book for the money. Philothea Press really priced the book to sell.
Others are just going to go ahead an buy the book now because it’s an excellent tool of conversion. (You can’t argue with Ph.D.-level scholarship.) It’s already appearing on some online bibliographies, including Traditio’s, as a recommended book. So, Amazon or not, people are already buying it for their summer reading.
Thanks, “Cathinst,” for the insight. You response confirms my purchase decision which I already made before reading it. The Philothea website makes it really easy.
I am doing quite a bit of summer reading even now and am also trying to learn some Latin.