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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 28 Dec 1988, p. 23

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| Bz | 1| <<@someâ€"m!| Canadion l l mRe. == ®R, * oo â€"Ooâ€"RAZâ€"+6â€"+ t " ' ! ,,; and His Wonderful Lamp As a famous British television interviewer and journalist, Muggeridge recalls the time he spent filming ‘The Holy Land in Bethlehem. He says it was here in the crypt of the Church of the Nativity that he received the first intimation of conversion. He credits his decision to join the Roman Catholic Church to Mother Theresa and an Italian priest, Father Bidone. This is not the first book Muggeridge has written about his conversion to Christianity, but it may well be his last, considering he is 85 and as he states is When someone experiences a religious conversion often it is so overwhelming an experience he or she feels compelled to share the feelings with others. One such convert is Malcolm Muggeridge. In his recent book, Couversion, he recounts his gradual into the Roman Catholic Church. Muggeridge details throughout his adult life, s he muses on the meaning of his life at all stages. The book is enriched vitht.hnpuemdpcw'ygufim'ite writers and philosophers as well as his own. In one passage, "In all creation the hand of God is seen; in every human heart, in a blade of grass as in great trees and mountains and rivers; in the first stirring of life in a fetus and in the last musings and mutterings of a Conversion recounts Muggeridge‘s discovery of Christianity 24 4> ; -.4-" 72. : s \‘; ;:\-\\ f ‘Z‘.'. Z2 Kain Boo the bad guys! Cheer the heros! Singâ€"along! All you could wish for in family entertainment â€" comedy . . . music . .. dancing . . . and magic‘ TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11 7:30 PM 101 QUEEN ST. N., KITCHENER os Aladdin 1â€"800â€"265â€"897 7 «* 10 AMâ€"8 PM "‘ 10 AMâ€"4 PM ALSO AT: BASS & TICKET AGENCIES Phone & Ti het Outlet arders siies 1 io servi e charge VISA MASTERCARD AMERK AN FXPRESS 5 78â€"15 70 TOLL FREE IN 519 ARFA and living well beyond the biblical allotment of "three seqre years and ten". Perhaps the most powerful chapter ‘of all is The Prospéct of Death, in which he deals with mankind‘s immortality. He decrys our youthâ€"oriented society in which old people are often forced to act in an undignifiedmnwinwdumawuyaqinnp. He rails against mercy killing and the mania for transplants in aging people. The ultimate level of being is when Muggeridge writes that he is eagerly embracing the thought of his own death without fear or regret. + As an author, Muggeridge has written two autobioâ€" graphies and a number of books on religious themes. As a journalist, he has written for the Manchester Guardian, the Daily Telegraph and was the Editor of Punch. He is now retired and lives in Sussex, World of Books Creative Baskets WATERLOO CHARONICLE, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 28. 1988 â€" PAGE 23 Ml&ew*lflsozonu to thank our customers wiy Wishing you a Very Happy & PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR! Linda & Grace From Our Family To Yours 742â€"4171 CAMBRIDGE 658â€"5354

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