Compiled by Carol DeChant (ACTA, 2011) Like any good eulogy, this book focuses not only on death, but on life. Carol DeChant gathers 50 eulogies that mark the...
Books and literature
October 2011: Streams of Contentment: Lessons I Learned on My Uncle’s Farm By Robert J. Wicks Review: The word contentment in the title may not be strong...
By Stephanie Saldaña (Anchor Books, 2011) The Arab Spring, which began in Tunisia and spread into Egypt and Libya, has become a seemingly inexorable movement...
By Charles E. Curran (Georgetown University Press, 2011) Catholic social teaching has been described as the church’s “best kept secret,” and 130 years after...
Ollabelle (Thirty Tigers, 2011) On the first track of the new Ollabelle album, a clavinet, sounding like an electrified mouth harp, hacks out a riff that...
September 2011: The Monastery of the Heart: An Invitation to a Meaningful Life By Joan Chittister Review: In her new book, The Monastery of the Heart, Erie...
By Thomas H. Groome (HarperOne, 2011) Toward the end of his public ministry, Jesus asked, “When the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?” (Luke 18:8)...
Where the Hell is God? By Richard Leonard, S.J.Foreword by James Martin, S.J. Review: An earthquake in Haiti, a tsunami in Japan, a child stricken with...
Divine Rebels: American Christian Activists for Social Justice By Deena Guzder (Lawrence Hill Books, 2011) In her collection of profiles, Divine Rebels, Deena...
The Spirit of Vatican II: A History of Catholic Reform in America By Colleen McDannell (Basic Books, 2011) For many Catholics, the Second Vatican Council (1962...
