Abbot Vonier "was the most gifted dogmatic theologian writing - and preaching - in England in the inter-war years." He is also the author of "A Key to the Doctrine of the Eucharist," a book which Avery Cardinal Dulles, SJ said "should never be out of print." I just ordered my copy. You can order yours by clicking on the "My Favorites" widget to the right. That way (assuming I set it up correctly) Amazon will share a tiny fraction of the proceeds with me, at no additional cost to you.
Incidentally, many years ago I had the good fortune to be introduced to Avery Dulles. Fr. Dulles was at lunch in a Jesuit residence, and surrounded by admirers. He appeared to suffer rather than welcome this attention. Fr. Dulles was tall and thin and wore a white dress shirt which had been ironed sufficiently to remove most, though by no means all, of its wrinkles. I suspect the ironing had been done by Fr. Dulles himself. He was courteous, though not effusive. Though our meeting was over in minutes, I knew afterwards that Fr. Dulles didn't attract crowds to himself just because he was famous. Fr. Dulles, in his quiet, courteous way, was also a holy man.
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