The study of the vocabulary of the Catholic religion may be taken
as a definition of the liberal arts. Origins of Catholic Words is a
work of reference organized like a lexicon or encyclopedia. There
is an entry for each word of importance having to do with the
Catholic Church. Anthony Lo Bello gives the etymology of the word,
describes what it means, and then adds whatever further discussion
he feels is needed; in some cases this amounts to several pages. Lo
Bello has assembled, over a number of years, lucid and wide-ranging
remarks on the etymology and history of the words that occur in the
study of the Catholic religion. A true labor of love, this
sophisticated, one-of-a-kind dictionary will delight those who take
pleasure in learning. Anyone interested in words and
language-indeed, in culture, will find something interesting on
every page. This is a book one may read and not just consult. The
author has been ecumenical in his choice of authorities. J. B.
Bury, Lord Chesterfield, Mandell Creighton, S. R. Driver, Ferdinand
Gregorovius, Dr. Johnson, Henry Charles Lea, Bishop Lightfoot,
Thomas Babington Macaulay, John Stuart Mill, Henry Hart Milman,
Leopold von Ranke, and Bertrand Russell find their places alongside
Alban Butler, Denzinger, Ignaz Doellinger the Abbe Duchesne, Adrian
Fortescue, Bishop Hefele, Cardinal Gasparri, Msgr. Ronald Knox,
Msgr. Horace K. Mann, John Henry Newman, Ludwig von Pastor, Wilfrid
Ward, William George Ward, and Evelyn Waugh. There have been many
changes in the Catholic Church since 1962, and one of the goals of
this book is to describe what will soon be missing from the
memories of all living people. The Origins of Catholic Words may,
Lo Bello hopes, make its small contribution so that the situation
not arise, which would convict John Henry Newman of error when he
wrote, "What the Catholic Church once has had, she never has lost."
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