Category: Reviews
Entrance of the Catechumen by Maryanne Hannan
In a series beautifully written essays, poet Melody S. Gee weaves together the emotionally fraught details of her conversion to Catholicism.
Idols and Ideology by Douglas C. MacLeod Jr.
A new book traces how evangelicals came to adopt the language of secular conservatism.
Sacred Criticism by Maryanne Hannan
In his latest book, Richard Rohr shows how the teachings of the Hebrew prophets apply to our lives today.
“The World Will Be Saved by Beauty” by Michael Centore
Two new graphic novels document the complementary lives of Dorothy Day and Arvo Pärt.
Pilgrim’s Progress by Alli Bobzien
While her recollections of the Ignatian Camino weave a captivating plot, it is Christine Eberle’s ability to relate the physical journey to the spiritual one that makes her new book shine.
Sin and Synapse by Douglas C. MacLeod Jr.
How does neuroscience impact our understanding of sin?
My Life with the Mystics by Maryanne Hannan
Shannon K. Evans's new book invites us to journey with six women mystics who reveal "the good news of spiritual motherhood."
One Soul at a Time by Douglas C. MacLeod Jr.
Hahrie Han offers alternatives to the negative dynamics surrounding our political, cultural, racial, and spiritual relationships.
Rewriting the Rule by Julie A. Ferraro
Exploring the practical spirituality of an earlier, and sometimes overlooked, version of the Franciscan Rule.
Fall Book Week: Ray Temmerman on William G. Joseph
A physicist-priest brings his faith, knowledge of science, and logic to bear on the myths of Sacred Scripture.
Fall Book Week: Mária Dominika Vanková on Selma Lagerlöf
The work of a Swedish novelist is prime for rediscovery.
Fall Book Week: Gene Ciarlo on Jack Kerouac
Searching for the sacred in "On the Road."
Fall Book Week: Julie A. Ferraro on Sr. Carmel Posa’s Life of St. Scholastica
A "lost" dialogue written in the style of an early Christian text reveals new aspects of the life of the monastic saint.
Fall Book Week: Colleen Shaddox and Johanna Caton, O.S.B., on the Poetry of Sr. Lou Ella Hickman
The latest poetry collection from the Sister of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament embraces the sacred without overlooking life's darker moments.