A Time to Plant: Life Lessons in Work, Prayer, and Dirt by Kyle Kramer (Ave Maria, 2010) I admit it. When I received a review copy of A Time to Plant: Life...
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Are our ethics keeping pace with the current genetic revolution? Fifty years ago, when geneticist James Watson and physicist Francis Crick uncovered the...
Politics with Principle: 10 Characters with Character by Michael Kerrigan (Wheatmark, 2010) It’s not often that one hears a rational discussion of virtue in...
Church teaching is the same always and everywhere—except when it isn’t. Using the words “pope” and “condom” in the same sentence is bound to draw attention;...
Paths to Prayer: A Field Guide to Ten Catholic Traditions by Pat Fosarelli (Ave Maria Press, 2010) Have you ever heard someone speak of “Augustian...
Little Star by Anthony DeStefano and Illustrated by Mark Elliot (WaterBrook Press, 2010) Little Star is a tender Christmas tale about the smallest star in the...
A year after an earthquake killed more than 230,000, Haiti rebuilds its communities on a strong foundation: the country’s brave and faithful women. To get to...
This Will Be Remembered of Her By Megan McKenna (Eerdmans, 2010) As Jesus was sharing a meal with friends just days before he would be crucified, an unnamed...
Editors’ note: Sounding Board is one person’s take on a many-sided subject and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of U.S. Catholic, its editors...
Zeni Fox says that calling lay Catholics to ministry has its roots in the early church. Where in the tradition do we find lay ministry? According to the New...
