The book has much to say about Day’s legacy and its relevance to today’s believing Catholic or anyone concerned with the beatitudes.
Day biography invites fresh reflection on how to animate one’s faith
Avoiding the arcane, author takes on nearly impossible task in book on God
The book is a well-delivered lecture for the laity that doesn’t simply cite the catechism and Scripture, but illuminates them as well.
Catholic history of Civil War era blends scholarship, storytelling
“Faith and Fury” weaves together fascinating strands of 19th-century U.S. Catholic history.
New compilations bring together diverse writings of learned Brits
by Allan F. Wright “John Henry Newman,” compiled by Ryan J. Marr. Pauline Books & Media (Boston, 2019). 160 pp., $12.95. “G.K. Chesterton,” compiled by Dale […]
Cardinal’s reflections provide much food for spiritual thought
“Who Do You Say I Am?” is a worthwhile investment for those who want daily spiritual nourishment. Cardinal Dolan provides much about which to think and pray — and smile — and he delivers it in a manner readers will enjoy.
Ann Jonas: Books for Lent 2020
New books offer good reading for spiritual growth and renewal during Lent and Holy Week.
New book gives refugees’ firsthand accounts of their experiences
Danielle Vella, an official with Jesuit Refugee Service who spent six months collecting the stories of refugees in camps in Africa, Asia, Europe as well as a few who made it to the United States.
Guide to fasting offers helpful information for Lenten discipline
Fasting, the author says, is not mortification of the flesh. Daylong gorging and grazing are what punish the body instead. Fasting as part of a lifestyle gets the body working as it was intended to work.