Books and literature

Catholic book reviews, author interviews, and reflections on literature, faith, and culture. Dive into thoughtful Catholic perspectives on literature.

Full of Grace

Full of Grace By Judith Dupré Random House, 2010 Books about Mary often become a cover for a particular ideology. If the devil can quote scripture, then any...

Blood Flowers

Blood Flowers: A Novel By Mary Judith Ress (iUniverse, 2010)  In the late 1970s Mary Judith Ress was a young nun arriving in Latin America to do work among the...

God in America

God in America (American Experience and Frontline) on PBS With recent news of American’s lack of religious knowledge, God in America is an important...

St. Francis

Saint Francis by Robert West (Thomas Nelson, 2010) St. Francis, who lived and preached in the 13th century, is one of Christianity’s most beloved saints...

Reading list

We couldn’t include everyone’s responses in the Feedback section of October 2010’s Reader Survey, “Used books,” so here is a...

Not for Profit

Not For Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities By Martha Nussbaum (Princeton University Press, 2010) In an age of globalization, governments and...