The Lily Trilogy Novels, if they are compelling, can threaten to suck up all of a busy mother’s time away from her children. For half a week, I have been...
Books and literature
Catholic book reviews, author interviews, and reflections on literature, faith, and culture. Dive into thoughtful Catholic perspectives on literature.
The Adjustment Bureau Directed by George Nolfi (Universal Pictures, 2011) In director George Nolfi’s movie version of Philip K. Dick’s sci-fi tale, Matt Damon...
Pathway to Our Hearts: A Simple Approach to Lectio Divina With the Sermon on the Mount by Archbishop Thomas Collins (Ave Maria Press, 2011) “Lectio...
Inside Job Directed by Charles Ferguson (Sony Pictures Classics, 2010) While accepting the Oscar in February for his extraordinary documentary, Charles...
Adult Faith: Growing in Wisdom and Understanding by: Diarmuid O’Murchu (Orbis Books, 2010). Catholics wondering when their church will rise from...
Fragments of Your Ancient Name: 365 Glimpses of the Divine for Daily Meditation By Joyce Rupp (Sorin Books, 2011) Litanies, or the repeating of various names...
Let England Shake P. J. Harvey (Vagrant Records, 2011) England’s reputation as an island of eccentrics is longstanding, and for the past two decades P. J...
Of Gods and Men Directed by Xavier Beauvois (Why Not Productions, 2011) While accepting an award for his film, the French director of “Of Gods and Men” said...
On the Threshold of Transformation: Daily Meditations for Men by Father Richard Rohr (Loyola Press, 2010) Something has gone terribly wrong when a...
Think and Act Anew By Father Larry Snyder (Orbis, 2010) “If you give a man a fish you feed him for a day,” goes the old saying, “but if you teach him to fish...
