While there are several definitions of the word “doctor,” they all go back to the Latin word for “teacher.” It is this meaning whence doctors of...
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By Mary L. Gautier et al. (Liturgical Press, 2012) Same Call, Different Men: The Evolution of the Priesthood Since Vatican II presents a comprehensive...
By W. Paul Jones (Eerdmans, 2011) “Everyone in prison is innocent, and every prisoner claims to be a new person.” This dismissive one-liner was told by a...
On the road of life, it’s helpful to have an experienced navigator in the passenger seat. Lunch lasted almost three hours. We talked about health care, the...
Rodney Crowell, Mary Karr, et al. (Vanguard, 2012) Over the past 16 years as I’ve read Mary Karr’s three memoirs, I’ve always heard Rodney Crowell’s music as...
Is the bishops’ work to empower the poor Catholic enough? An alliance of pro-life groups says it’s not. It was the brainchild of a Chicago priest, Michael...
August 2012: Psalm-Shaped Prayerfulness: A Guide to the Christian Reception of the Psalms By Margaret Daly-Denton Review: Beginning with Jesus himself, the...
Even in their autumn years, Baby Boomers discover that old dogs can learn new tricks. Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rage at...
Created by David Simon (HBO Entertainment, 2012) David Simon, whose HBO series The Wire was the best cinematic novel ever produced for television, has...
Banning the Big Gulp isn’t enough to tip the scales in America’s obesity epidemic. Gluttony is the only one of the not-so-magnificent seven that is literally a...
