By Thomas Cahill (Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, 2009) Titling this book A Saint on Death Row seems almost inevitably destined to provoke the ire of those who accuse...
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Levon Helm (Vanguard Records, 2009) Beginning in 1969, Levon Helm, with his mates in The Band, helped save rock and roll from psychedelia and all its pomps. In...
Directed by Pete Docter (Pixar, 2009) Ask anybody under 30 and they will tell you that Pixar is the animation studio. But the company that has stunned us with...
Part One – The Business of Forgiveness Why is it necessary for you to forgive? Under what circumstances is it difficult for you to do so? What do you...
Chapters 1-6: A process of conversion John Dear is a rich and self-centered "frat boy" when he begins college. But certain courses, experiences, and...
Baptism is fundamental to our Christian identity that many congregations renew their baptismal promises each year on Easter. Yet how well do we understand the...
In one of her Boston College courses, Rabbi Ruth Langer traces anti-Judaism through Christian texts. “My students are shocked to hear the kind of...
Father Don leans forward in his chair. The air of the confessional is quiet, cool, and light. The small Polish priest is in all-black attire, save for the...
E-books will change the way we read, but the digital future of fiction remains unclear. Oprah, the queen of book clubs, has blessed the Kindle, Amazon's...
The new Catholic translations of the Mass pose a stumbling block to ecumenical relations, says a Lutheran liturgy scholar. One of the great joys that I have...
