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Towards the Realisation of God by Stephen J. BrownReview by: P. H.The Irish Monthly, Vol. 73, No. 861 (Mar., 1945), p. 134Published by: Irish Jesuit ProvinceStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/20515367 .

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134 THE IRISH MONTHLY

Towards the Realisation of God. By Stephen J. Brown, S.J. Browne

and Nolan, Ltd., Dublin. 1944. 7/6. The object of this book is to help the thoughtful reader

" to bring home

to himself, to taketo heart, in a word to realise who and what God is, and

what He means to us?His Being, His Threefold Personality, His Father

hood, His nearness to us." The book may be described as an abridged

dogmatic treatise on the Nature of God, presented jn such a way that

through prayerful meditation the facts thus brought to our minds may take possession of our hearts and souls, and become convictions leading to

love and union with Him. The book is written in that clear and easy style which is characteristic of the writer. The exact and systematic doctrines

of the Church ar? plainly set forth, and illustrated by a wealth of quot ations from many authors, and copious references. This last quality sug

gests a remark, which is rather a tribute, to Fr. Brown's own power of

exposition than a criticism. It is that the number of these quotations and

references is somewhat overpowering. The frequent interruption of the text by these extracts, and references to foot notes hinder rather than help the reader to concentrate, on the argument as set out by the author. Many of the readers for whom this book is written will never refer to the refer ences given. However, the inquiring reader will find much to stimulate his interest, arid the book may be strongly recommended to such readers. It is an encouraging sign to see that the number of thoughtful books like this is increasing. P. H.

Worthies of Thomond. A Compendium of Short Lives of the most famous men and women of Limerick and Clare to the present day. Second

series, collected and edited by Robert Herbert. The Limerick

Leader, Ltd. 2/6. Among the forty-nine short biographies in this series, such well-known

Thomond poets as David O Bruadair, Andrew McGrath, and Donnchadh Ruadh MacNamara, have their place. Accounts of more recent men of note include Patrick Weston Joyce, the historian and musician, and Robert

Dwyer Joyce, the poet and ?ballad- writer. Though not born in Limerick or Clare, Maurice Lenihan, on account of his well-known History of Lime

rick, deserves his place among Thomond's famous men. It will come as a surprise to many readers that the famous or infamous Colonel Thomas

Blood, " who boldly hath run through more villainies than ever England

knew ", as we are told in an elegy published in the year of his death, was born probably in County Clare. The book is well printed by the Limerick

Leader, Ltd. ? g

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