In "The Catholic Imagination," Andrew Greeley presents an essay discussing what is unique about the Catholic worldview and culture and what distinguishes them from a Protestant worldview and culture. In “The Seven Storey Mountain,” Thomas Merton the monk tells the story of Thomas Merton the person, in an autobiographical of how Catholicism captivated. Both of these stories parallel each other through the description and explanation of enchanting catholic ideals that captivate. It is just this idea of captivation that is so entirely interesting to me; how it happens, why, and when. In these two books this idea is thoroughly explained to the some of the minutest details.

The first paragraph of Father Greeley's Introduction sets forth his thesis: "Catholics live in an enchanted world, a world of statues and holy water, stained glass and votive candles, saints and religious medals, rosary beads and holy pictures. But these Catholic paraphernalia are mere hints of a deeper and more pervasive religious sensibility, which inclines Catholics to see the Holy lurking in creation. As Catholics, we find our houses and our world ha

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