While the term "Catastrophic Priest Novel" is a modern critical lens, the texts that occupy this space are classics of existential dread.
Michael’s crisis deepens. He has no holy power—his stolen vestments, his stale chrism, his empty words. But he still has his military training. He begins hunting Silas with improvised weapons: consecrated railroad spikes, a flamethrower made from altar candles and propane, and a stolen relic—the —which he plans to use as a bomb. Catastrophic Priest Novel