“Saint Peter: Flawed, Forgiven and Faithful” by Stephen J. Binz. Loyola Press (Chicago, 2015). 193 pp., $14.95. Travelers planning to visit the Holy Land may want […]
Author’s scholarly take on Peter brings Holy Land to life for readers
Book: Intense book challenges status quo on churches’ approach to racism
“Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Sees Racism” by Drew G.I. Hart. (Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, 2016). 205 pp., $16.99. White Christians, and particularly […]
Book: Collection explores ‘playing ball’ from Catholic viewpoints
“Youth Sport and Spirituality: Catholic Perspectives,” edited by Patrick Kelly, SJ. University of Notre Dame Press (Notre Dame, Indiana, 2015). 308 pp., $37. In an age […]
Book: Mystery, suspense novels set in Minnesota are page-turners
“The Life We Bury” by Allen Eskens; Seventh Street Books, October 2014; 303 pp; $15.95 “The Guise of Another” by Allen Eskens; Seventh Street Books, October […]
Book reveals pope’s secret spy network during World War II
“Church of Spies: The Pope’s Secret War Against Hitler” by Mark Riebling. Basic Books (New York, 2015). 384 pp., $29.99. Who really was Pope Pius XII […]
Book: Pope writes most tender answers to kids’ hardest questions
“Dear Pope Francis” by Pope Francis. Loyola Press (Chicago, 2016). 76 pp., $11.55. The car was always the place for the hard conversations when my sons […]
Book linking religion, economy merits serious discussion
“At the Altar of Wall Street: The Rituals, Myths, Theologies, Sacraments and Mission of the Religion Known as the Modern Global Economy” by Scott W. Gustafson. […]
Book: Fantastic Norwegian folk tales, lavish artwork fill ‘East of the Sun’
NEW YORK (CNS) — Readers are in danger of being spoiled by “East of the Sun and West of the Moon” (Taschen). The art in this […]