Author Elizabeth Letts blends two storylines and uses some creative liberties to fashion a satisfying novel that is based on real facts and events.
Novel offers fascinating peek behind the ‘Wizard of Oz’ curtain
New summer reading for teens, kids focuses on morality, Bible, Jesus
From an introduction to the Blessed Sacrament for young readers to important life lessons for teens, these nine books will engage, educate and entertain Catholic youth.
Book highlights diverse group in development of moral theology since ’50s
“Diverse Voices in Modern U.S. Moral Theology” summarizes and highlights the work of a dozen theologians who have contributed to the development of moral theology since the 1950s.
Books take different approach to study of Catholic sacraments
There are few topics more important to Catholic life than sacraments, and these three books are all intended to help explore this underexamined area of our faith.
Among three new books on papacy, one stands out
Three new books on the papacy are informative and interesting but, Gerard O’Connell’s “The Election of Pope Francis” is, in this reviewer’s opinion, the best of the lot.
‘Good-bad Catholic’ experience adds to Canadian writer’s new fiction
Canadian author and educator Randy Boyagoda hopes an upcoming trilogy of novels will add to the tradition of what he terms “the good/bad Catholic” narratives.
Surprising facts can deepen Catholics’ understanding of Bible
This book will inspire Catholic readers, including the young, and deepen the understanding of the Bible.
Comprehensive biography provides many insights on first American saint
Most Catholics have probably heard of or read about St. Elizabeth Seton, the first American-born citizen to be declared a saint, as following her canonization in 1975, it was not uncommon for new or merged parishes and schools to be named in her honor.