More Than I Imagined By John Blake (Convergent Books, 2023) As a veteran journalist, John Blake gives voice to the stories of Black people suffering from...
Books and literature
A Prophet to the Peoples: Paul Farmer’s Witness and Theological Ethics Edited by Jennie Weiss Block, M. Therese Lysaught, and Alexandre A. Martins (Pickwick...
Creating Spaces for Women in the Catholic Church Edited by Sarah Kohles (Paulist Press, 2023) “From all continents comes an appeal for Catholic women to be...
There’s a curious coda at the tail end of writer Uwem Akpan’s curriculum vitae. After learning about Akpan’s work experience, accomplishments, and awards, the...
Dear Mama God By Daneen Akers (Watchfire Media, Inc., 2023) Children’s books that include feminine images of God are hard to find. This is one of the many...
Catholic print media has recently noted the prominence of Christian science fiction/fantasy authors. In 2021, Jesuit Brother Guy Consolmagno, director of the...
Playing God: American Catholic Bishops and the Far-Right By Mary Jo McConahay (Melville House, 2023) Some conservative Catholics like to disparage social...
Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution By Rainn Wilson (Hachette Go, 2023) Actor Rainn Wilson’s quarantine project was a book he says he’d been wanting...
In 2011, at age 27, I experienced a crisis of faith. The man I loved and hoped to marry—a very scientifically-minded software engineer—joined a group of other...
Just Church By Phyllis Zagano (Paulist Press, 2023) What does it mean for the Catholic Church to espouse justice to the world? In Just Church, Phyllis Zagano...
