When the news about our recently named Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's Jewish roots exploded in early February, I scurried to my book of quotes to...
Books and literature
Catholic book reviews, author interviews, and reflections on literature, faith, and culture. Dive into thoughtful Catholic perspectives on literature.
Imagine being a supporter of the Vietnam antiwar movement and the son of a lieutenant general who is the director of the Defense Intelligence Agency. Imagine...
What have been the most influential books published in the Catholic world in the past generation? I expanded the scope of that question to include the three...
Edited by Angelo Matera (Ave Maria Press, 2008) If the essayists in a new Godspy.com book are living Faith at the Edge, as the book is named, the majority of...
By Maura Weis (Sorin Books/Ave Maria Press, 2008) Miles from the Sideline is an appropriate title for Maura Weis’ account of life with her daughter...
Catherine O'Connell-Cahill, Senior Editor Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows by J.K. Rowling (Arthur A. Levin, 2007) I stood in the Walgreens checkout...
Catholics Read provides Catholics with supplemental material and a reading guide to understanding the Bible in an effort to help Catholics grow in faith and...
Alice McDermott is a writer who likes to get to the heart of things. With her captivating prose and her ability to walk the fine line between nostalgia and the...
Small children and fictionalized bulls alike can teach us that goofing off can be a noble goal indeed. I smiled when I saw my daughter Cara pull the spring...
Caryll Houselander became a significant spiritual mentor for me in my 20s, when I found her book The Reed of God, about Mary and Christ. After that I read...
