Category: Reviews
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Schools of Holiness by Kathryn Sadakierski
A new translation of the Regulations of the Ursuline nuns reveals theories of education far ahead of their time.
September 7, 2023/by tac![Bear 6](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Bear-6-705x470.jpg)
Reading without Words by Nicole d’Entremont
A "wordless picture book for adults" tells the story of a struggle with depression.
August 29, 2023/by tac![Storz_Reformed_1](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Storz_Reformed_1-705x465.jpg)
Something Sacred Defiled: The Ecological Ethics of “First Reformed” by Walker Storz
A meditation on religion and environmental illness, inspired by a viewing of the 2018 film.
August 9, 2023/by tac![Lehan_DOrs_2](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Lehan_DOrs_2-705x470.jpg)
Threshold Questions by Richard Lehan
A recent novel by a Spanish priest depicts the desert as a place of encounter with God.
August 4, 2023/by tac![O’Donnell_3](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/ODonnell_3-705x470.jpg)
A Rhythm Runs Through It by Kathryn Sadakierski
Angela Alaimo O’Donnell’s poetic conception of “holy land” is a place unbounded by latitude and longitude, encompassing a beatific vision of home.
July 28, 2023/by tac![Ferraro_Taylor Bond_2](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Ferraro_Taylor-Bond_2-705x470.jpg)
Feminine Examples by Julie A. Ferraro
Two UK-based scholars show how men disregarded feminine examples of generosity, kindness, and perseverance in establishing the early church.
July 26, 2023/by tac![Droel_Attention](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Droel_Attention-705x469.jpg)
Holiness Is a Byproduct of Action by William Droel
A contemporary spirituality means alertness to the extraordinary amid the ordinary, God in the here and now.
June 28, 2023/by tac![Manganaro Portrait](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Manganaro-Portrait-705x470.jpg)
Eternity Is Made of Days: The Poetic Lives of Ann Manganaro SL by Michael Centore
The life's work of a Sister of Loretto who served as a physician in the Salvadoran Civil War.
June 16, 2023/by tac![Ulrich_Hurry_2](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Ulrich_Hurry_2-705x470.jpg)
Slow Christianity by Megan Ulrich
If Jesus didn’t lead a hurried life, why do we? And more importantly, how can we stop?
April 24, 2023/by tac![Ferraro_Film](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Ferraro_Film-705x470.jpg)
In the Shadow of Your Wings by Julie A. Ferraro
Two new films, one documentary and one narrative, offer viewers perspectives on faith in crisis.
April 19, 2023/by tac![Droel_Tech](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Droel_Tech-705x470.jpg)
Mass Media by William Droel
How digital communication is changing our experience of liturgical and parish life.
March 24, 2023/by tac![CWP_2](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CWP_2-705x470.jpg)
Breaking the Silence by Julie A. Ferraro
A new collection of homilies written by women touches the heart and fires the soul.
March 20, 2023/by tac![Byrd_Till_1](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Byrd_Till_1-705x470.jpg)
Mother of Sorrows by Chris Byrd
The important and timely film "Till" recounts a mother’s pursuit of justice for her son.
March 16, 2023/by tac![Freeman_Van Booy 2](https://www.todaysamericancatholic.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Freeman_Van-Booy-2-705x470.jpg)
For the Lives of the World by Frank Freeman
Simon Van Booy's latest novel moves into metaphysical territory.
February 10, 2023/by tac