Abstract:Bare Ruined Choirs (Doubleday, 1972). the [esuits, once a model for excellenee and Catholic identity, became, as it were, a new order. For most practical purposes, the sisters' communities, while fantasizing about renewal, simply died. As Burtchaell surveys the results, he sees no obviously hopeful signs. He may be too melancholy-is Notre Dame really so far gone, or howabout the University of Dallas? Nevertheless, there is too much truth in his diagnosis for any kind of comfort. Burtchaell cannot mean his drea… Show more
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