Joseph Bevan

What Readers Are Saying about "Traddy Daddy" "Joseph has written a remarkable and compelling second memoir containing great pearls of wisdom, timeless truths shared with wit and candour, and an ever sound commentary on our contemporary ills, all delivered in the best way: through the lens of a well-formed layman's deep Catholic faith." -Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register "The terrifying tutelage of Sr Immaculata, the priest so tipsy he slips back into Latin, and Fr 'call me Eddie': Joseph again permits us to peep into the inner workings of the Bevan clan and brings us up to date with wayward pontiffs, wokery, and the need to trust in the mercy of God. A second very engaging work, it does not disappoint " -Dom Cuthbert Brogan, OSB, St Michael's Abbey, Farnborough "Joseph Bevan instructs and entertains with stories from his often-confusing childhood as well as his cherished days raising a family. Joe's books are an honest reminder that while the pursuit of sanctity always has to jostle with human frailty and a gamut of passions, God's grace wins out in the end." - Kathy Clubb, founder and editor of the Freedoms Project, Australia "Joseph Bevan's recollections are an important witness to the ancient Catholic faith which, despite the ravages of the post-Vatican II era, persists in England to this day. They are also a tribute and a warning to the Catholic community in England and beyond." -Dorothy Cummings McLean, LifeSiteNews "Joseph Bevan's book is a piercing testimony to the mockery of religion that the Catholic Church became after the Second Vatican Council, and to the sufferings of those faithful Catholics who, as a persecuted minority, tried to uphold what had been taught and practiced semper, ubique, ab omnibus." -Henry Sire, author of Phoenix from the Ashes "Parents have but one opportunity to form their children in the Faith. Attending to this solemn duty in an epoch of cultural, moral, and ecclesial disintegration is even more challenging-perhaps the work of true saints? Joseph Bevan would not describe himself as a saint, but he would hope that, in spite of everything-himself included-he has come to strive for sanctity in his vocation as a husband and a father. His gritty determination has paid off. With God's grace, this perseverance has brought forth real fruit even when the climate and the soil have been less than optimal. There is much for all of us to learn in these pages." -Dom Alcuin Reid, Prior, Monast re Saint-Beno t, Brignoles

Praise for Joseph Bevan's Memoirs"Joseph Bevan traces this family's voyage through the choppy waters of Church life in England in the last decades. In recalling these years, the author chronicles the collapse of the liturgy and of religious life, and gives examples of decadence in Church music and the effect this had on the practice of the Faith for himself and his family. Frank about his own shortcomings and realistic about the current crises in the Church, Joseph seeks a solution to modern ills. He finds this in a renewed immersion in Catholic tradition, doctrine, and practice. Two Families is an engaging and honest work." -The Right Reverend Dom Cuthbert Brogan, OSB, Abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Farnborough"Wise, amusing, and beautifully written, Bevan shares not only the secrets to a well-lived Catholic life that has borne abundant good fruit, but also invaluable insights into the extent of the crisis facing the Church. Recalling the ups and downs he and his wife Clare faced in raising ten children as the post-conciliar Church steadily imploded, Bevan is candid and incisive in his analysis, offering much-needed hope and guidance not only to Catholic families but to all Catholics serious about their faith." -Edward Pentin, Senior Contributor, National Catholic Register"The Bevan family are well known throughout his native Somerset and, indeed, in England and internationally, for their musical talent as a family choir. Joseph's lifelong career in church music has given him an insider's perspective on the liturgical revolution that took place after the Second Vatican Council. A mixture of nostalgia and realism, historical charm and contemporary comment, the story carries the reader along whilst providing insight into a most unusual time in the history of two families, a country, a Church, and a world." -James Bogle, barrister, retired army officer, former President of the Una Voce Federation"These memoirs by Mr Joseph Bevan remind faithful Catholics that the only certain means of preserving the faith today is to follow what we must unfortunately call 'Traditional Catholicism' (as if any other kind should exist ), which begins with the traditional family." -Anthony P. Stine, Return to Tradition Podcast

Praise for Joseph Bevan's Memoirs"Joseph Bevan traces this family's voyage through the choppy waters of Church life in England in the last decades. In recalling these years, the author chronicles the collapse of the liturgy and of religious life, and gives examples of decadence in Church music and the effect this had on the practice of the Faith for himself and his family. Frank about his own shortcomings and realistic about the current crises in the Church, Joseph seeks a solution to modern ills. He finds this in a renewed immersion in Catholic tradition, doctrine, and practice. Two Families is an engaging and honest work." -The Right Reverend Dom Cuthbert Brogan, OSB, Abbot of St. Michael's Abbey, Farnborough"Wise, amusing, and beautifully written, Bevan shares not only the secrets to a well-lived Catholic life that has borne abundant good fruit, but also invaluable insights into the extent of the crisis facing the Church. Recalling the ups and downs he and his wife Clare faced in raising ten children as the post-conciliar Church steadily imploded, Bevan is candid and incisive in his analysis, offering much-needed hope and guidance not only to Catholic families but to all Catholics serious about their faith." -Edward Pentin, Senior Contributor, National Catholic Register"The Bevan family are well known throughout his native Somerset and, indeed, in England and internationally, for their musical talent as a family choir. Joseph's lifelong career in church music has given him an insider's perspective on the liturgical revolution that took place after the Second Vatican Council. A mixture of nostalgia and realism, historical charm and contemporary comment, the story carries the reader along whilst providing insight into a most unusual time in the history of two families, a country, a Church, and a world." -James Bogle, barrister, retired army officer, former President of the Una Voce Federation"These memoirs by Mr Joseph Bevan remind faithful Catholics that the only certain means of preserving the faith today is to follow what we must unfortunately call 'Traditional Catholicism' (as if any other kind should exist ), which begins with the traditional family." -Anthony P. Stine, Return to Tradition Podcast