{"id":6446,"date":"2006-08-18T11:53:49","date_gmt":"2006-08-18T11:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/whoops-2.html"},"modified":"2006-08-18T11:53:49","modified_gmt":"2006-08-18T11:53:49","slug":"whoops-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/08\/whoops-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Whoops…"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is also the memorial of St. Helena, mother of Constantine, finder of the True Cross. <\/a><\/p>\n

Mike Aquilina has a post up <\/a>with a link to his review of Waugh’s novel about her:<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Waugh\"<\/a> People often ask me the best way to enter imaginatively into the world of the Fathers. I can\u2019t think of a more enjoyable way than reading this novel. It\u2019s well researched, artfully evocative, and full of fun nudges and winks at us latter-day observers.<\/p>\n

Inside you\u2019ll meet Constantine, the emperor and Eastern saint. You\u2019ll meet his mum, St. Helena, the proto-archeologist who unearthed the true cross. <\/a>You\u2019ll meet Pope St. Sylvester, who is an endearing chap. And they\u2019ll all make you laugh \u2014 either with them or at them.<\/p>\n

My hat\u2019s off to Waugh for bringing these characters so vividly alive. Few authors could make a fourth-century saint so approachable, humorous, and even sexy. He manages to pull this last one off in the most chaste way. Take my word. This book\u2019s a miracle of hilarity and warmth.<\/p>\n

The new edition has a nice introduction by George Weigel and good biographical material on Waugh, who has split my sides more times than it\u2019s healthy to remember.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve listed some other good patristic fiction here<\/span><\/a> (scroll way down the page). All of it\u2019s good, in different ways and for different purposes. Waugh\u2019s Helena, <\/a>though, is in a class by herself.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is also the memorial of St. Helena, mother of Constantine, finder of the True Cross. Mike Aquilina has a post up with a link to his review of Waugh’s novel about her: People often ask me the best way to enter imaginatively into the world of the Fathers. 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