A Rocking-Horse Catholic Jarrett the family is drawn into

the family is drawn into the social unrest and upheaval of Italy’s struggle for self-assertion and sovereignty and brought to the very brink of ruin

martyr for the Muslims

each selecting its cornerstone from that motto

Marriage increases the Church’s membership and sanctifies the human love of husband and wife

A Rocking-Horse Catholic Jarrett the family is drawn intoBy Caryll Houselander Caryll Houselander was nothing if not unconventional. In the estimation of Maisie Ward, her biographer and friend, it was this trait in particular, the lack of plaster in her sainthood, which so appealed to those who knew her or read her books. Published shortly after Houselanders death at the age of fifty three, A Rocking Horse Catholic is a charming, at times disarming, exercise in autobio graphy. With humility and humor,