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Martínez (1881–1956) was Archbishop of Mexico City and a distinguished spiritual author and theologian

Lightning Meditations Sheed & Ward eloping with the handsome andBy Ronald Knox Brevity is the soul of wit. On the evidence of Monsignor Ronald Knoxs Lightning Meditations, it is also the secret of effective preaching. Like its predecessor volume, Stimuli, this collection of meditations is compiled from the short sermons Knox contributed to The Sunday Times over a span of twelve years; also like Stimuli, its contents are to the point and pointed, ready to sting consciences out of complacency and into cooperation