Sursum Corda

Documents and Readings On The Traditional Latin Mass

From the Council of Trent to Benedict XVI's Motu Proprio  a new generation of Catholics is discovering the beauty, reverence, appropriateness, and efficacy of the Tridentine Mass. The Traditional Latin Mass, as the saying goes, is "the Mass the martyrs died for." It is also the Mass the faithful lived for and which gave life to them and to the Church itself. This small volume is designed to humbly guide you in an appreciation of the Traditional Latin Mass' beauties, coherence, logic, aesthetics, glories, and graces.

Featuring the works of:

• The Council of Trent
• Pius V
• Pius X
• Pius XI
• Pius XII
• John XXIII
• Paul VI
• John Paul II
• Benedict XVI
• St. Charles Borromeo
• Fr. Adrian Fortescue
• Bl. John Henry Cardinal Newman
• Alfons Cardinal Stickler
• Dom Fernand
• Cabrol Michael Davies
• Fr. Uwe Michael Lang
• Bp. Athanasius Schneider
• Fr. John T. Zuhlsdorf
• Micheal S. Rose
• . . . and more.

About the Author
David Pietrusza is the award-winning author of: 

1960-LBJ vs. JFK vs. Nixon: The Epic Campaign That Forged Three Presidencies (Booklist: "an outstanding re-examination"; Kirkus: "colorful . . . lively") 

• 1920: The Year of the Six Presidents (included among Kirkus Reviews Books of the Year 2007; a Selection of the History Book Club)
• Rothstein: The Life, Times, and Murder of the Criminal Genius who Fixed the 1919 World Series (an Edgar Award Finalist; its audio version captured the AUDIOFILE Earphones Award) 
• Judge and Jury: The Life and Times of Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis (a CASEY Award Winner; Seymour Medal Finalist; and NASSH Award Nominee). 
• Silent Cal's Almanack: The Homespun Wit and Wisdom of Vermont'd Calvin Coolidge. (A Selection of the Conservative Book Club; George Will: "Great work!")
• 1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Changed America

Pietrusza's powerful historical story-telling has been compared to that of Doris Kearns Goodwin, Theodore H. White, and Gene Fowler. He has also served as co-editor of Total Baseball: The Official Encyclopedia of Major League Baseball and managing editor of Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the NFL. He is the co-author of Ted Williams' final book Ted Williams: My Life in Pictures.
Pietrusza has appeared on C-SPAN BookTV, C-SPAN American History  TV, MSNBC, The History Channel ("The Ultimate Guide to the Presidents"), NPR, ESPN, ESPN Classic, Bloomberg Radio News, The Fox News Network, Serius XM Radio, Ave Maria Radio, and the Fox Sports Network.