Book Reviews

Sharon Locy’s novel “The Ice Harvest,” explores the interior climates of her characters against the backdrop of her childhood town and a way of life that has long since been a thing of the past.

This excellent book tells the story of Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum, who certainly lived up to the title, and narrates Jewish-Christian relations during his tenure with the Synagogue Council of America and the American Jewish Committee.

The New York Mets’ improbable World Series championship in 1969 can inspire the Catholic Church to a new era of evangelization, Bishop John O. Barres of Rockville Center wrote in a new pastoral letter.

Four orphans, who all have quite different personalities and aptitudes, encounter a variety of interesting characters after they run away from an abusive boarding school.

In Charles Camosy’s new book, “Resisting Throwaway Culture: How a Consistent Life Ethic Can Unite a Fractured People,” Camosy argues that the church is uniquely positioned to challenge a culture that has lost its moral bearings.

“American Priest: The Ambitious Life and Conflicted Legacy of Notre Dame’s Father Ted Hesburgh” tips its hand with the subtitle about a nationally recognized priest was heaped with a mosaic of praise, verging on hagiography, and this book aims to complicate that picture.

Whether biblical lessons will smooth over the current polarization among Christians and U.S. society remains to be seen. Meanwhile, this book is a good starting point.

In the introduction, the author states that “learning church history from an authentic Catholic perspective should produce a deeper personal identity with the church.” “Timeless” provides readers with that opportunity for learning.