Basic Verities Blessed Mother Clerissac strove to alleviate the

Clerissac strove to alleviate the spiritual afflictions of modernity

“The thought that a girl could be as pretty as this one and yet dislike him so much was one of the saddest things Jimmy had ever come across

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admitting of no practical sensibility of the relationship between God and man

“With an incredible intensity of desire I longed after immortal wisdom

Basic Verities Blessed Mother Clerissac strove to alleviate theBy Charles Pguy Basic Verities is a collection of excerpts from the poetry and prose of Charles Peguy. First published in 1943, in the midst of the Nazi occupation of France, the volume arrived at a time when Peguy and his legacy had taken on a new significance for the French people. The spiritual and patriotic power of his writings gave a voice to the nations suffering and its yearning for the restoration of liberty and happiness. The selections in