Paperback: Robert Cardinal Sarah calls The Day Is Now Far Spent (2019) his most important book. He analyzes the spiritual, moral, and political collapse of the Western world and concludes that "the decadence of our time has all the faces of mortal peril."
A cultural identity crisis, he writes, is at the root of the problems facing Western societies. "The West no longer knows who it is, because it no longer knows and does not want to know who made it, who established it, as it was and as it is. Many countries today ignore their own history. This self-suffocation naturally leads to a decadence that opens the path to new, barbaric civilizations."
While making clear the gravity of the present situation, the cardinal demonstrates that it is possible to avoid the hell of a world without God, a world without hope. He calls for a renewal of devotion to Christ through prayer and the practice of virtue.
The Day Is Now Far Spent is translated from the French by Michael J Miller.
About the authors: Robert Cardinal Sarah was born in Guinea, West Africa, was made an Archbishop by Pope John Paul II, a Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI, and the Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments by Pope Francis in 2014. He is the author of God or Nothing and The Power of Silence.
Nicolas Diat is a French journalist and author. His latest book is A Time to Die: Monks on the Threshold of Eternal Life (2019).
About the translator: Michael J Miller, a native Philadelphian, is a self-employed translator residing in the northern suburbs. His clients include academic publishing houses and news websites. He has written dozens of news articles and book reviews for publication. He enjoys classical music and has sung extensively in choirs. Michael translated Priesthood and Diaconate by Gerhard Ludwig Müller for Ignatius Press and Eucharist and Divorce: A Change in Doctrine? for the Pontifical John Paul II Institute.
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