The authors of a new book tell the story of the newly beatified Ulma family Polish Catholics killed by the Nazis for hiding eight Jews in their farmhouse in 1944.
‘Martyred and Blessed Together’: WWII is still giving us saints
‘Fragile Objects’: Grappling with grace and inescapable yearning
The stories in the newly released book by Katy Carl suggest themes of isolation, vulnerability and fear of reaching beyond the moral constraints we learn early in our lives.
‘Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus’s Greatest Miracle’
In his latest book, Father James Martin writes about “Journeying into the place of letting go can be difficult.” He hopes to be “a guide down that staircase, into the tomb, and then back out into the light.”
McBride’s ‘Heaven & Earth Grocery Store’ a slow but absorbing challenge
A novel about Chicken Hill, during the years between the World Wars and the community of people from various nations and backgrounds that live side-by-side.
Elie Wiesel’s ‘Night’: A Holocaust memoir and account of the human soul
Author, Elie Wiesel, gives a diary of a year and the agonizing glimpse into the appalling horror of the Holocaust.
Young Latino Catholics: Stories of Faith
Professors Hosffman Ospino and Timothy Matovina are asked to reflect on some questions on their new book, Young Latino Catholics: Stories of Faith.
Benedictines of Mary branch out with two boffo books
Benedictines of Mary, Queen of Apostles, the old-school Two new books are recently published by the Benedictine nuns of the Abbey of Our Lady of Ephesus in Gower, Missouri.
Carlo Acutis: New biographies showcase the spirituality of a teen saint
Two recent releases on the life and work of Blessed Carlo Acutis bring very different perspectives yet tell us similar things about faith and holiness.