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Brideshead Revisited” ISSUE No. 81 SPRING, 2001 Saint Thomas Aquinas Seminary Winona, Minnesota Stockton Hill 55987 U.S.A. Getting Through to Modern Man Dr. White’s Premier Lectures on “Brideshead Revisited” eminarians are encouraged to read God working even in (one may say especial- ment than on cold, hard truth, was already and profane memories of Captain Charles “ Evelyn Waugh’s ‘Brideshead ly in) the disaster areas of modern life, as turning slightly askew. Ryder,” as “Brideshead” is sub-titled. SRevisited’ in preparation for Dr. God gets through to people with His grace Perhaps some VERBUM readers who As Dr. White explained, the retrospec- White’s quadruple conference this March.” in seemingly unlikely ways. have tried “Brideshead” without liking it tive nature of the entire novel emphasizes This notice, posted by the Rector in “The book is about God,” said Evelyn will dispute that it is “about God.” While it the difficulty of seeing the pattern of events December, raised varying reactions from the Waugh (1903-1966) to a friend in 1944. He is undisputedly true that the Almighty never clearly while they are happening. It is neces- seminarians. Some, who have long loved had been given leave from the British Royal makes an obvious sary to look back, to take this modern Catholic classic, were practical- Marines in order to write it, and he consid- intervention in the stock. Charles is a Catholic in ly glowing with enthusiasm, grateful that the ered it his best work, certainly his first open- lives of any of the 1942, but he first came to good Doctor was finally yielding to their ly apologetic work. novel’s characters, Brideshead as an agnostic repeated requests. Others, less sure about Many critics hated “Brideshead nevertheless He is Oxford student in the 1920’s. Waugh or the book, groaned over “lost” Revisited”: the non-Catholics because it was the central figure. The entire book is, in a sense, study time. Still others, bewildered by the so Catholic, the Catholics because it was so The characters’ the story of his conversion, different reactions they saw, simply won- shocking. Typically, in the era preceding acceptance or rejec- seen clearly by hindsight. dered what all the fuss was about. Vatican II, Waugh’s Catholic critics were tion of His grace – Charles’s friendship with Reading (or, in many cases, re-reading) divided between the conservatives (who, in every detail of the Flytes begins by his chance the novel generally served to confirm all detesting the sins described, hated the book their daily lives as meeting with Lord Sebastian, and made harsh much as in moments the younger son of the judgments about of tremendous deci- Marquis of Marchmain. its author) and sion – is the key to Sebastian is the “most remark- the progressives understanding the able young man” of his year at (who abhorred entire book. Oxford, and he is even then Waugh’s stub- As Dr. White quickly slipping away from the born insistence points out, “Waugh Dr. David Allen White is never practice of the Faith by a hedo- on God’s order designs a novel in his element as much as when nistic life which Charles gladly in the world and chronicling the lecturing to seminarians. joins. Sebastian rapidly the real Faith as impact of grace on descends into alcoholism, but the only cure for human beings. It is impossible to show this he nevertheless retains his grip on the prin- the world’s directly, but it can be seen indirectly ciples of the Faith. He knows it is true, but madness). throughout the novel by the characters’ he does not live up to it. Just as the acceptance or rejection of grace.” As Waugh Charles begins to suspect that real God is himself said in a jacket note published with Catholicism is the cause of Sebastian’s often surprising the first English edition, the purpose of the unhappiness and says so to the Earl of (“My thoughts novel is “to trace the workings of the Divine Brideshead, Sebastian’s elder brother are not your Purpose in a pagan world,” and particularly (always called “Bridey”). In his characteris- thoughts, nor in a Catholic English family “already half tically blunt way, Bridey agrees that it is My ways your pagan themselves.” possible. To him, however, one’s happiness By now a popular novelist in America, Waugh completes an Atlantic ways,” Isaiah Before going any further in an effort to or unhappiness is secondary to living up to crossing with his wife Laura (1916-1973) in November 1950. 55, 8), a book examine Waugh’s surprising answer to the the Truth. which is really problems of modern man, it is necessary to continued on page 4 three groups in their initial reactions. “What about the real God will most likely be sur- present briefly the plot of “Brideshead” and could we possibly learn from a book like prising as well. Waugh himself had been to respond to some objections which will that?” was a question heard more than once, caught by the real God, becoming a Catholic surely arise concerning the sins of many but most seemed ready to listen to Dr. in 1930 after his thorough familiarity with characters. White’s conferences with open minds. the modern world convinced him that the The first-person narrator of Based on past experience, all trusted his Catholic Faith was the only alternative to “Brideshead” is Captain Charles Ryder, an penetrating insight into literature more than chaos and destruction. He despised moderni- English officer serving in 1942, during the their own judgment. As the conferences ty because he saw right through it from first- lowest ebb of Britain’s fortunes in the ghast- approached, the topic was never far from hand experience. His upbringing in the ly Second World War. In a sudden change discussions at table or during recreation. wishy-washy Anglican Church had already of encampment, Charles finds him- When the weekend of March 9th finally proved to him that being “nice” and keeping self stationed at Brideshead arrived, the stage was set for Dr. David up a minimum of external “religion” were Castle, the family seat of the White’s series of four conferences – the no answer to the central problem of a world Flytes of Marchmain, the longest ever given during the normal running away from God. He would live to noble English family Seminary year. Remarkably, he had never mourn the disastrous Second Vatican already mentioned. Since taught the novel publicly, having only used Council as the logical outcome of such fool- the family is scattered to it in private as a means of presenting the ishness, which had been implicit in the the four winds by the Catholic Faith to young people who came to “Catholicism” of many Catholics for War, the entire story of him “with a certain gleam in the eye.” Not decades before. Waugh’s integral Charles’s association surprisingly, this apologetic use was a major Catholicism, based on the adherence of with them is formed motive for his presentation of the novel to mind and will to objective truth, was thus by his own reminis- seminarians, who must evangelize concrete set on a collision course with both neo- cences from his new modern men, in all their real-life imperfec- pagan critics and with Catholic critics whose “camp.” The novel tions. They must be able to see the hand of Faith, based more on “niceness” and senti- thus forms “the sacred Evelyn Waugh became a best-selling author with “Brideshead.” This photo is from the 1950’s, but Waugh was no “50’s Catholic.” “O Truly Blessed Night!” The Great Paschal Vigil ave you never wondered at the offered by any prospects of the next. The Christi are sung three times. After the irony of how so many people in the desolation that must have rested in the first time it is sung, the Celebrant lights Hworld can insist on their utter depths of men’s souls can only be known by his candle; after the second time, the uniqueness, daring and individuality, and yet those who understand the weight and conse- clergy’s candles are lighted; after the who would never think of buying anything quences of sin. As one small example, con- third, those of the faithful. The symbol- but brand name clothing or of not following sider how in India (which was never con- ism is both simple and exact. All who the common herd of their fellow “rebels”? verted), acts of kindness are regarded with approach Our Lord in Faith will receive Acknowledging the obvious contradiction in suspicion and distrust, since it is believed the Light of Christ, but they will nor- that a man’s only motives mally receive it through the hands of The Celebrant inserts five grains of incense into the Paschal could be those of self- the clergy. Once they have received that Candle, marking the Five glorious Wounds of Christ. Note interest. Light, it is their duty to pass it on to the roaring Paschal Fire, visible at the lower right. It was these despairing others by good example. After the third peoples who were to see Lumen Christi, all the church’s lights first the Lumen Christi, are turned on. The Deacon puts the the “Light of Christ.” Paschal Candle in its stand and prepares This Light shone in its to chant the Exsultet. full glory at the He first incenses the Candle as he Resurrection, by which would the Gospel at a Solemn Mass, for the Father gave the it announces the Resurrection.
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