Michael Davies: The Great Defender of Catholic Tradition

For so many people who were enduring the trauma of the years of drastic change after the Second Vatican Council, Michael Davies' books and lectures were like manna from heaven and uplifted and educated many lay people and clergy. In his research and exposition of the real facts on the liturgy and architecture, he shed a great deal of light on matters that many in high places preferred to keep hidden. This may well be his lasting legacy to the Church, the provision of books and papers that rallied the faithful in a time of unprecedented upheaval that could truly be called one of the dark ages of the Church.The immensity of the man will only be fully appreciated in the years to come when his writings will be recognised as one of the springboards of the resurgence of the traditional liturgy and faith of the Church. For those who know him only by his name I hope that this biography will encourage them to search out his published works.